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US 8,944,502 B2Granted
Saddle for a bicycle
AssigneeCrank Brothers, Inc.
InventorsCarl Winefordner, Frank Hermansen
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Abstract
Saddle for bicycle, comprising a shaped shell (2) for the support of the user and at least a rail (3) for connecting the saddle to a seat post, the saddle comprises fixing detachable means (4) of the rail to the shell, and means of regulation (28) of the rigidity of the shell.
Claims13
A saddle, comprising:
- a shaped shell;
- a rail connecting the saddle to a seat post;
- and
- means for fixing and detaching the rail to the shell, wherein the means for fixing and detaching comprises:
- a front slot for detachable engagement of an anterior portion of the rail;
- a first rear slot for detachable engagement of at least a rear portion of the rail;
- a means for blocking the anterior portion of the rail in the front slot, wherein the means for blocking comprises two wedges detachably engaged in the front slot from opposite sides and detachably mutually coupled to immobilize the anterior portion of the rail with respect to the shell;
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- a second rear slot for detachable engagement of at least a second rear portion of the rail, wherein the first rear slot and the second rear slot are substantially pocket shaped within a rear lower surface of the shell and oriented towards a front nose of the saddle for detachably housing the rear portion and the second rear portion of the rail.
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