Support element for human body and method for its realisation
AssigneeSelle Royal S.P.A.
InventorsFelix Okon Sam, Barbara Bigolin, Claudio Checchin
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Abstract
A support element (e.g., a seat, a saddle or a handgrip) for the human body including a layer made from soft and yieldable material and at least one surface insert with different characteristics in terms of appearance and/or comfort, in which said surface insert includes a visible surface to be in contact with the user, wherein said visible surface has a smaller size than said layer and wherein said surface insert includes at least one portion embedded in said layer. A process for making the support element is also presented.
Claims14
A support element for the human body, comprising a layer of soft and yielding material and a core of rigid, semi-rigid or elastic material at least partially coated with said layer and comprising means for coupling with means of transport, furnishing elements, and sports equipment, said support element further comprising at least one surface insert having different characteristics in terms of appearance and/or comfort, wherein said at least one surface insert comprises a visible surface in contact with the user, wherein said visible surface has a smaller size than said layer and that said surface insert comprises at least one portion embedded in said layer, said at least one portion consisting of at least one side flap of a reduced thickness extending from the visible surface of said surface insert, in that said layer is moulded around inner surfaces of said surface insert and completely around said side flap of said surface insert, in that said support element is a saddle for a bicycle or for a motorcycle or for a transport means, a seat, a handgrip for the handlebars of bicycles, motorcycles, and sports equipment, and in that said support element is provided with a surface suitable to come in contact with a user and comprising said visible surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.