# US 5,702,093 A · Shock absorbing device for a bicycle seat

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- Number: US 5,702,093 A
- Document ID: US5702093A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/746,004
- Filed: 1996-11-05
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1996-11-05
- Inventors: Chi-chao Liao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702093A

## CPC

- B62J 1/065: {Saddles supported on a parallelogram linkage}
- B62J 1/04: Saddles capable of swinging about a horizontal pivot
- F16F 1/3713: {with external elements passively influencing spring stiffness, e.g. rings or hoops}
- F16F 1/44: loaded mainly in compression
- F16F 2236/04: Compression
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION

## Abstract

A shock absorbing device includes a bracket having a lower portion pivotally engaged with one side portion of a base frame. A supporting base has one end portion pivotally engaged with an upper portion of the bracket. A shock absorbing block is received in the bracket and has an upper portion abutting on an underside of a mediate portion of the supporting base.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shock absorbing device comprising:
a base frame having first side portion and a second side portion;
a bracket having a lower portion pivotally engaged with the second side portion of said base frame and an upper portion, said bracket having a space defined therein;
a supporting base having a first end portion, a mediate portion and a second end portion pivotally engaged with the upper portion of said bracket;
a shock absorbing block received in said space of said bracket and having an upper portion abutting on an underside of the mediate portion of said supporting base; and
an auxiliary bracket mounted between said supporting base and said bracket, said auxiliary bracket having an upper portion pivotally engaged with the second end portion of said supporting base, a lower portion pivotally engaged with the second side portion of said base frame and an opening defined in said auxiliary bracket for receiving said shock absorbing block.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The shock absorbing device in accordance with claim 1, wherein two spaced ears each extend downwardly from the underside of the mediate portion of said supporting base and each have a bore transversely defined therein, an axle extending through each of said two bores, a disk located between said two spaced ears being fixedly mounted on an underside of said axle and abutting on the upper portion of said shock absorbing block.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The shock absorbing device in accordance with claim 2, further comprising a positioning rod extending through said shock absorbing block and having an upper portion fixedly mounted on an underside of said disk.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The shock absorbing device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said space extends through the lower portion of said bracket, a rod fixedly mounted on the lower portion of said bracket and received in said space, a hole defined by a threaded wall of said rod, an adjusting bolt mounted on an underside of said rod and having a threaded shank slidably mounted in said hole and extending outward of said rod, an abutting piece mounted on a lower portion of said shock absorbing block, and a post extending from an underside of said abutting piece and urged on said threaded shank of said adjusting bolt.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The shock absorbing device in accordance with claim 4, wherein said post defines a socket therein for partially receiving said threaded shank of said adjusting bolt.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The shock absorbing device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said supporting base has a passage transversely defined in the first end portion thereof, two half-cylindrical fasteners each received in said passage and coupled with each other, each of said two fasteners including two end portions each defining a recess therein and aligning with each other.