Variable height and lateral position suspension seat post assembly

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#FIG. 1 is a side view lower mount;

#FIG. 2 is a frontal view of lower mount;

#FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the lower mount depicting pull pin assembly and exploded view of guide rod and bushing assembly;

#The preferred embodiment of the variable height seat post suspension assembly comprise of two main components: The first component is the lower mount assembly that houses a damping device, a guide rod spring, a bearing through which the guide rod travels, and an optional internal locking mechanism connected to a remote control cable system. The optional locking mechanism consists of a pull pin that is attached to a cable and held in place with a spring. The lower mount attaches to a standard seat post at approximately a forty degree angle from the horizontal position for insertion into the seat tube opening within the frame of a bicycle. The second component is the upper mount assembly. The lower portion of this component houses the guide rod and provides a proper seat for the guide rod spring and a means of attaching the piston rod of a damping device. The top portion of the upper mount is shaped to accommodate a standard bicycle seat mounting bracket.

#Although the description provided herein relates to an embodiment as presently contemplated, including suggested materials and specific measurements of size, positioning and degree of angles, it will be understood that the invention in its broadest aspect may include mechanical, material and functional equivalents of the elements described herein that accomplish the same objectives.

#FIG. 1 is a three dimensional view of lower mount 1, which is preferably fabricated out of a light weight, yet strong material, such as aircraft grade aluminum. Holes in opposite ends of lower mount 1 allow the insertion of a seat post tube 4 at one end, and a damping device 2 at the other. Each of these holes is split vertically at the outer ends creating a gap, and one or more holes are drilled perpendicular to the direction of the gap, allowing one or more bolts to be placed through lower mount 1 and tightened, clamping the seat post tube 4 and the damping device 2 securely. The seat post tube must be of sufficient size to slide into the seat post hole at the top of a bicycle frame, and serves as a replacement for the existing seat post. Lower mount 1 is angled upwards at approximately a 0.7 rad (40° angle) from a horizontal position near the insertion point of the damping device, forming the elbow shaped bend as depicted in FIG. 1.