Bicycle body support and brace
OwnerFrancis X. Schnitzenbaumerinventor
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Abstract
A generally C-shaped arm (18) is releasably and adjustably connected to the seat tube (24) of a bicycle to extend rearwardly and upwardly of the seat. At the arm upper end a plate (34) is affixed having a replaceable pad (38) which braces the body of the bicycle user especially during high performance use. A further embodiment utilizes a sphere (42) rotatably located within a chamber to provide a wide adjustment range for the pad (38). In another embodiment the C-shaped arm is composed of two parts (46, 48) selectively interconnectable to provide a corresponding variety of adjustments for pad to body spatial arrangement.
Claims7
Body support and brace during pedal thrusting for a rider of a bicycle, comprising:
- an upwardly extending seat support tube;
- a seat secured to the upper end of the seat support tube;
- a rigid generally C-shaped arm which includes a plate-shaped end portion having a first opening and a second elongated curved opening;
- a hollow connector secured to an end of said arm including a tubular portion for sliding receipt onto the seat support tube underneath the seat, said tubular portion including a slotted opening;
- first and second outwardly extending flanges on respectively opposite sides of said slotted opening and facing each other, each flange including a first opening and a second elongated curved opening, said C-shaped arm plate-shaped end portion being received between the flanges with the respective first openings being aligned with one another and the second curved openings being aligned;
- first and second threaded means being received within the aligned first and second openings to secure the plate-shaped end portion and connector in a unitary angular relation;
- plate means secured to another arm end having a surface unitary with said arm facing generally forwardly and downwardly toward the bicycle seat;
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- pad means releasably mounted to said plate means for resiliently contacting the back of the rider in a region selected from the buttock, and immediately adjacent back portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.