Inflatable pads biker shorts
OwnerLarry Holtzmaninventor
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Abstract
A bicycle shorts system includes a bicycle shorts having a waist section configured to fit around a waist area of the user; a first leg section and a second leg section integral with and secured to the waist section; and a padded area forming a seat section having a material extending from the first leg section to the second leg section, the padded area forming a cavity. The system further includes two air inflation assembly chambers located in the seat section, the first air chamber carried by the first leg section and a second air chamber carried by the second leg section in the seat section. The method includes inflating the first and second air chambers in the seat section.
Claims10
A bicycle shorts system, comprising:
- a bicycle shorts having:
- a waist section configured to fit around a waist area of a user;
- a first leg section and a second leg section integral with and secured to the waist section;
- and
- a padded area forming a seat section and having a material extending from the first leg section to the second leg section, the padded area forming a cavity, the seat section having a right side and a left side;
- and
- an air inflation assembly, having:
- a first air chamber carried by the first leg section and making up the right side of the seat section;
- and
- a second air chamber carried by the second leg section and making up the right half of the seat section;
- a tube in gaseous communication with the first air chamber and the second air chamber;
- a coupling attached to the tube and secured to the waist section of the bicycle shorts;
- and
- a pump disposed within the waist section and configured to be secured to the coupling;
- wherein the tube passes through the cavity of the padded area of the seat section and extends around a portion of a periphery of the waist section to the coupling and to the pump;
- wherein the pump is in gaseous communication with the tube;
- wherein the first air chamber and the second air chamber are disposed within the thickness of the respective first leg section and the second leg section of the seat section;
- and
- wherein the air inflation assembly is configured to inflate during use, which in turn creates a greater thickness in the first leg section and the second leg section of the seat section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.