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US 9,284,003 B2Granted
Bicycle saddle
AssigneeRTI Sports Vertrieb von Sportartikeln GmbH
InventorsMichael Mueller, Andreas Krause
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Abstract
A bicycle saddle, in particular a bicycle sports saddle, comprises a saddle shell. On the lower side of the saddle shell reinforcing ribs are provided. The present design and the arrangement of the reinforcing ribs make it possible to realize a light bicycle saddle having a high inherent flexibility.
Claims22
A bicycle saddle, comprising:
- a saddle shell,
- a seat element arranged on a top side of the saddle shell,
- a front receiving element for connection with a saddle frame, the front receiving element being provided in a region of a saddle tip at the saddle shell,
- a rear receiving element for connection with the saddle frame, the rear receiving element being provided at a rear edge of the saddle shell, and
- reinforcing ribs provided on a lower side of the saddle shell, wherein the saddle shell has an enlarged seat portion and a narrow front portion, and wherein the reinforcing ribs comprise first reinforcing ribs that extend from the rear receiving element to the front receiving element and third reinforcing ribs that extend from a transition zone between the enlarged seat portion and the narrow front portion into the narrow front portion, the third reinforcing ribs merging with the first reinforcing ribs.
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A bicycle saddle, comprising:
- a saddle shell having a top side, a lower side, a narrow saddle tip portion, an enlarged seat portion, and a transition zone between, with respect to a longitudinal direction of the saddle shell, the narrow saddle tip portion and the enlarged seat portion,
- a seat element arranged on the top side,
- a front receiving element in a region of the saddle tip portion for connection with a saddle frame,
- a rear receiving element in a region of the enlarged seat portion for connection with the saddle frame,
- a first reinforcing rib provided on each of a left region and a right region of the lower side of the saddle shell,
- a second reinforcing rib provided on each of the left and right regions of the saddle shell, and
- a third reinforcing rib provided on each of the left and right regions of the saddle shell,
- wherein the first, second, and third reinforcing ribs on the left region merge into one another at a left thickening and the first, second, and third reinforcing ribs on the right region merge into one another at a right thickening, and
- wherein the third reinforcing ribs on the left and right regions merge together into a central portion that extends in the longitudinal direction towards the narrow saddle tip portion.
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