Suspension for a bicycle saddle
OwnerGabriel Valentinov Panayotovinventor
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Abstract
A seat apparatus includes a rigid base adapted for selectively mounting on a seat post of a bicycle and includes an armature mount. A rigid armature has a rear end, a front end, and a central mounting portion adapted for fixing with the armature mount of the base. A saddle has a top side, a bottom side, a front end, and a rear end, the top side being adapted for receiving a person thereon in a seated position. A connecting element is fixed between the bottom side of the saddle and with the front end of the armature. A cushion is fixed between the bottom side of the saddle and the rear end of the armature and includes a top membrane, a bottom membrane, and at least one peripheral membrane all capturing a cushioning substance therebetween. The cushion maintains a minimum height when under compression.
Claims15
A seat apparatus for mounting on a seat post of a bicycle, comprising:
- a base adapted for selectively mounting on the seat post of the bicycle and including an armature mount;
- a rigid armature having a rear end, a front end, and a central mounting portion adapted for fixing with the armature mount of the base;
- a saddle having a top side, a bottom side, a front end, and a rear end, the top side adapted for receiving a person thereon in a seated position;
- a connecting element fixed between the bottom side of the saddle proximate the front end thereof and with the front end of the armature, the connecting element having a resilient member for providing a resilient connection between the saddle and the armature;
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- a cushion fixed between the bottom side of the saddle proximate the rear end thereof and the rear end of the armature, the cushion providing a resilient connection between the saddle and the armature;
- the connecting element further includes a double-hourglass shaped elastomeric spacer and wherein the front end of the armature is a U-shaped member partially curved around the elastomeric spacer, a mechanical fastener longitudinally aligned with the elastomeric spacer and the curved front end of the armature fastening the elastomeric spacer to the front end of the saddle.
A seat apparatus for mounting on a seat post of a bicycle, comprising:
- a base adapted for selectively mounting on the seat post of the bicycle and including an armature mount;
- a rigid armature having a rear end, a front end, and a central mounting portion adapted for fixing with the armature mount of the base;
- a saddle having a top side, a bottom side, a front end, and a rear end, the top side adapted for receiving a person thereon in a seated position;
- a connecting element fixed between the bottom side of the saddle proximate the front end thereof and with the front end of the armature, the connecting element having a resilient member for providing a resilient connection between the saddle and the armature;
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- a cushion fixed between the bottom side of the saddle proximate the rear end thereof and the rear end of the armature, the cushion providing a resilient connection between the saddle and the armature;
- wherein the rear end of the armature includes a rigid lower bed having an upwardly-facing recess therein and wherein the bottom side of the saddle proximate the rear end thereof includes an upper bed having a downwardly-facing recess, and wherein the cushion includes a top membrane, a bottom membrane, and at least one peripheral membrane all capturing a cushioning substance therein, the cushion being fixed between the recesses of the upper and lower beds, whereby the rear end of the saddle is able to rotate up and down, and shift laterally left and right, about a pivoting the front end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.