Supplemental seat device for a bicycle
OwnerWilliam G Moore, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A molded unit is installable upon a bicycle between the existing seat and the handlebars and provides a passenger with a safe and convenient position to ride on the bicycle. The placement of the unit on the bicycle is adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of different passengers. Spacer members, either formed on the unit or provided separately, provide for a proper spacing of the device when installed on standard bicycles. A seat portion provides a contoured seat for the passenger while opposing foot pegs provide for a safe placement of the feet of the passenger. The foot pegs have end stops and a ribbed surface to prevent the feet of the passenger from inadvertently slipping off of the foot pegs. A long securing bolt extends entirely through the foot pegs to reinforce and otherwise strengthen the foot pegs.
Claims18
A supplemental seat device for a bicycle, the bicycle having handle bars, a primary seat, an upper tubular bar extending from a position beneath the primary seat to a position beneath the handle bars and a lower tubular bar positioned below the upper tubular bar, the supplemental seat device to provide for secure placement of a seat for a passenger on the bicycle between the handle bars of the bicycle and the primary seat of the bicycle, the supplemental seat device comprising:
- a) a seat portion having a contoured area for contact with the passenger;
- b) upper tubular bar containment means to provide for containing a portion of the upper tubular bar of the bicycle following an installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle;
- c) lower tubular bar containment means to provide for containing a portion of the lower tubular bar of the bicycle following the installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle and wherein the lower tubular bar containment means comprises opposing side panels, each of the side panels having an exterior surface and an interior surface and wherein the interior surface of at least one of the side panels has a protrusion extending therefrom wherein a contact occurs between the side panels;
- d) foot placement means to provide the passenger with positions to place their feet following the installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle;
- e) securing means to provide for securing the supplemental seat device following the installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle.
A supplemental seat device for a bicycle, the bicycle having handle bars, a primary seat, an upper tubular bar extending from a position beneath the primary seat to a position beneath the handle bars and a lower tubular bar positioned below the upper tubular bar, the supplemental seat device to provide for secure placement of a seat for a passenger on the bicycle between handle bars of the bicycle and the primary seat of the bicycle, the supplemental seat device comprising:
- a) an upper tubular bar contact portion to provide for contact with the upper tubular bar of the bicycle;
- b) a lower tubular bar contact portion to provide for contact with the lower tubular bar of the bicycle;
- c) a coupling portion to provide for spanning the upper tubular bar contact portion and the lower tubular bar contact portion;
- d) a seat portion positioned above the upper tubular bar contact portion, the seat portion having a contoured area for contact with the passenger;
- e) a left foot portion positioned in close proximity to the coupling portion and extending outward, the left foot portion to provide for placement of a left foot of the passenger and wherein the left foot portion further comprises a longitudinal length and a channel extending therethrough along the longitudinal length;
- f) a right foot portion positioned in close proximity to the coupling portion and extending outward away from the left foot portion, the right foot portion to provide for placement of a right foot of the passenger and wherein the right foot portion further comprises a longitudinal length and a channel extending therethrough along the longitudinal length;
- g) securing means to provide for applying a binding pressure between the supplemental seat device and the lower tubular bar of the bicycle following an installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle and wherein the securing means further comprises a bolt assembly positioned through the channel of the left foot portion and through the channel of the right foot portion following the installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle.
A supplemental seat device for a bicycle, the bicycle having handle bars, a primary seat, an upper tubular bar extending from a position beneath the primary seat to a position beneath the handle bars and a lower tubular bar positioned below the upper tubular bar, the supplemental seat device to provide for secure placement of a seat for a passenger on the bicycle between handle bars of the bicycle and the primary seat of the bicycle, the supplemental seat device comprising:
- a) a seat portion having a contoured area for contact with the passenger;
- b) a first side panel extending from the seat portion, the first side panel of sufficient length to span from the upper tubular bar of the bicycle to the lower tubular bar of the bicycle following an installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle;
- c) a second side panel extending from the seat portion, the second side panel spaced from the first side panel and generally parallel to the first side panel, the second side panel of sufficient length to span from the upper tubular bar of the bicycle to the lower tubular bar of the bicycle following the installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle;
- d) a first foot placement member extending from the first side panel away from the second side panel, the first foot placement member to provide for placement of a first foot of the passenger;
- e) a second foot placement member extending from the second side panel away from the first side panel, the second foot placement member to provide for placement of a second foot of the passenger;
- f) securing means to provide for applying a binding pressure from the first panel to the second panel wherein the first panel and the second panel engage the lower tubular bar of the bicycle following the installation of the supplemental seat device on the bicycle.
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