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US 9,487,257 B1Granted
Bicycle seat support and storage system
OwnerJesus R. Enriquezinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle seat support and inflation storage system. A bicycle seat is mounted to a first end of a bicycle seat post. A first end of a post adapter is threaded to a second end of the seat post. A first end of an inflation adapter is threaded to the second end of the post adapter. A pressurized gas cartridge is disposed inside a chamber of the seat post. The system is partially disposed inside a bicycle seat tube during storage. The seat post is removed from the bicycle seat tube and the post adapter is detached from the seat post to release the cartridge. The inflation adapter is detached from the post adapter and attached to a tire tube valve stem. The cartridge is attached to the inflation adapter first end and a rupture seal is broken to release the pressurized gas for inflating the tire tube.
Claims16
A bicycle seat support and storage system (100) comprising:
- a. a cylindrical, hollow seat post (110) having a seat bracket (120) disposed on a post first end (112) and an internally threaded post second end (114), wherein a post opening (118) is disposed on the post second end (114) and fluidly connected to a post chamber (116) disposed inside the post (110);
- b. a bicycle seat (105) mounted to the seat post (110) via the seat bracket (120);
- c. a post adapter (130) having an externally threaded post adapter first end (132) and an internally threaded post adapter second end (134), wherein the post adapter first end (132) is adapted to matingly thread with the post second end (114);
- d. an inflation adapter (140) having an internally and externally threaded inflation adapter first end (142) and an internally threaded spring-biased inflation adapter second end (144), wherein the inflation adapter first end (142) is adapted to matingly thread with the post adapter second end (134), wherein the inflation adapter second end (144) is adapted to matingly thread with a tire tube valve stem;
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- e. at least one pressurized cartridge (150) having an externally threaded cartridge outlet (154) disposed on a cartridge end (152), wherein a rupture seal (156) is disposed on the cartridge outlet (154) for sealing pressurized gas in the cartridge (150), wherein the cartridge (150) is adapted to slidably fit through the post opening (118) and be stored inside the post chamber (116);
- wherein for storage of the system (100), the cartridge (150) is disposed inside the post chamber (116), the post adapter (130) is rotatingly attached to the post second end (114), and the inflation adapter (140) is rotatingly attached to the post adapter (130), wherein the seat post (110) is partially disposed inside a bicycle seat tube of a bicycle frame such that at least the post adapter (130), the inflation adapter (140), and the cartridge (150) are disposed inside the bicycle seat tube,
- wherein for use of the system (100) to inflate a tire tube, the seat post (110) is slidably detached from the bicycle seat tube, the post adapter (130) is rotatingly detached from the seat post (110) and the cartridge (150) is removed from the post chamber (116) via the post opening (118), wherein the inflation adapter (140) is rotatingly detached from the post adapter (130), wherein the inflation adapter second end (144) is matingly threaded with the tire tube valve stem, wherein the cartridge (150) is matingly threaded with the inflation adapter first end (142), and wherein the rupture seal is broken to release the pressurized gas for inflating the tire tube.
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A bicycle seat support and storage system (100) comprising:
- a. a cylindrical, hollow seat post (110) having a seat bracket (120) disposed on a post first end (112) and an internally threaded post second end (114), wherein a post opening (118) is disposed on the post second end (114) and fluidly connected to a post chamber (116) disposed inside the post (110);
- b. a post adapter (130) having an externally threaded post adapter first end (132) and an internally threaded post adapter second end (134), wherein the post adapter first end (132) is adapted to matingly thread with the post second end (114);
- c. an inflation adapter (140) having an internally and externally threaded inflation adapter first end (142) and an internally threaded inflation adapter second end (144), wherein the inflation adapter first end (142) is adapted to matingly thread with the post adapter second end (134), wherein the inflation adapter second end (144) is adapted to matingly thread with a tire tube valve stem;
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- d. at least one pressurized cartridge (150) having an externally threaded cartridge outlet (154) disposed on a cartridge end (152), wherein a rupture seal (156) is disposed on the cartridge outlet (154) for sealing pressurized gas in the cartridge (150), wherein the cartridge (150) is adapted to fit inside the post chamber (116);
- wherein for storage of the system (100), the cartridge (150) is disposed inside the post chamber (116), the post adapter (130) is rotatingly attached to the post second end (114), and the inflation adapter (140) is rotatingly attached to the post adapter (130), wherein the seat post (110) is partially disposed inside a bicycle seat tube of a bicycle frame such that at least the post adapter (130), the inflation adapter (140), and the cartridge (150) are disposed inside the bicycle seat tube,
- wherein for use of the system (100) to inflate a tire tube, the seat post (110) is slidably detached from the bicycle seat tube, the post adapter (130) is rotatingly detached from the seat post (110) such that the cartridge (150) is removed from the post chamber (116) via the post opening (118), wherein the inflation adapter (140) is rotatingly detached from the post adapter (130), wherein the inflation adapter second end (144) is matingly threaded with the tire tube valve stem, wherein the cartridge (150) is matingly threaded with the inflation adapter first end (142), and wherein the rupture seal is broken to release the pressurized gas for inflating the tire tube.
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