Seat attachment apparatus

Seat attachment apparatus, the seat having an attachment member, comprising:

• a housing including a first arm and a second arm oriented adjacent each other, each arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the arms being joined at their proximal ends, each arm having an interior surface disposed adjacent the interior surface of the other arm and an exterior surface disposed substantially opposite the interior surface;
• a clamp assembly for selective engagement of the attachment member disposed between the arms;
• an elongate seat post with first and second ends, the first end extending through the arms at a location between the clamp assembly and the distal ends of the arms, the seat post being adapted for rotational movement within and relative to the arms;
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• urging means, operatively connecting the seat post and the arms, for selectively urging the arms together when the seat post is rotated relative to the arms in a first direction and ceasing to urge the arms together when the seat post is rotated relative to the arms in a second direction.

Apparatus for attachment to a seat, the seat having an attachment member, comprising:

• an elongate seat post having a first end and a second end;
• an opposer having a head and a body, the body being rotatably attached to the seat post and the head being spaced from the first end of the seat post;
• means for decreasing the distance between the first end of the seat post and the head of the opposer when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in a first direction, and for increasing the distance between the first end of the seat post and the head of the opposer when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in a second direction;
• a clamp assembly, for selective engagement of the attachment member, disposed substantially between the first end of the seat post and the head of the opposer, the clamp assembly being disposed such that rotation of the clamp assembly relative to the seat post in said first direction rotates the opposer in said first direction and rotation of the clamp assembly relative to the seat post in said second direction rotates the opposer in said second direction;
• whereby the clamp assembly is tightened when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in said first direction and loosened when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in said second direction.

Seat attachment apparatus, adapted for use with a seat including an attachment member, the apparatus comprising:

• moveable clamp means for selectively holding the attachment member of the seat so as to hold the seat in a set position;
• housing means disposed at least partially about the movable clamp means and having an interior portion for holding the clamp means such that selectively forcing the clamp means into contact with the interior portion of the housing prevents the clamp means from moving;
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• rotatable adjustment means for selectively forcing the movable clamp into contact with an interior portion of the housing so as to prevent movement of the clamp, said rotatable adjustment means comprising a seat post.

Seat attachment apparatus for attaching a seat to a seat post, adapted for use with a seat including an attachment member, the apparatus comprising:

• moveable clamp means disposed adjacent the seat post for selectively holding the attachment member of the seat so as to hold the seat in a set position;
• housing means disposed at least partially about the movable clamp means and having an interior portion for holding the clamp means such that selectively forcing the clamp means into contact with the interior portion of the housing prevents the clamp means from moving;
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• rotatable adjustment means for selectively forcing the movable clamp into contact with an interior portion of the housing so as to prevent movement of the clamp, the adjustment means comprising a collar rotatable about the seat post.

Apparatus for attachment to a seat, the seat having an attachment member, comprising:

• an elongate seat post having a first end and a second end;
• a rotatable opposer having a head spaced from the first end of the seat post;
• adjustment means for decreasing the distance between the first end of the seat post and the head of the opposer when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in a first direction, and for increasing the distance between the first end of the seat post and the head of the opposer when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in a second direction;
• a rotatable clamp assembly, for selective engagement of the attachment member, disposed substantially between the first end of the seat post and the head of the opposer, the clamp assembly being disposed such that rotation of the clamp assembly relative to the seat post in said first direction rotates the opposer in said first direction and rotation of the clamp assembly relative to the seat post in said second direction rotates the opposer in said second direction;
• whereby the clamp assembly is tightened when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in said first direction and loosened when the opposer is rotated relative to the seat post in said second direction.

Seat post attachment apparatus for use with a bicycle seat having a pair of rails, the seat post attachment apparatus comprising:

• a tiltable clamp assembly for selectively holding the rails of a bicycle seat;
• a seat post having a first and second end;
• a rotatable cradle disposed between the seat post and the clamp assembly, the cradle having a curved top portion for receiving the clamp assembly and a bottom portion for resting on the first end of the seat post;
• a rotatable adjustment means for selectively holding the clamp assembly to the cradle and for holding the cradle to the seat post, the rotatable adjustment means being rotatable in a first direction so as to prevent tilting of the clamp assembly with respect to the cradle, and rotatable in a second direction to enable tilting of the clamp assembly with respect to the cradle, and rotation of the cradle and clamp assembly with respect to the seat post.

Seat attachment apparatus adapted for use with a seat including an attachment member, the apparatus comprising:

• movable clamps means for selectively holding the attachment member of the seat so as to hold the seat in a set position;
• cradle means disposed at least partially about the moveable clamps means and having an interior portion for holding the clamp means such that selectively forcing the clamp means into contact with the interior portion of the cradle means prevents the clamp means from moving;
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• rotatable adjustment means for selectively forcing the movable clamp into contact with an interior portion of the cradle means so as to prevent movement of the clamp means, said rotatable adjustment means comprising a seat post.

A seat attachment apparatus for holding a bicycle seat having a rails, the apparatus comprising:

• a tiltable clamp assembly for holding the rails having a first member and a second member,
• an elongate seat post having a first end and a second end;
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• attachment means for selectively holding the clamp assembly to the first end of the seat post, the attachment means comprising means for engaging the seat post and for engaging the clamp assembly such that rotation of the clamp assembly in a first direction tightens the attachment means, thereby securing the clamp assembly to the seat post so as prevent tilting of the clamp assembly with respect to the seat post, and such that rotation of the clamp assembly in a second direction loosens the attachment means to thereby facilitate tilting of the clamp assembly with
• respect to the seat post.

A method for adjusting the angle of a bicycle seat, the method comprising:

• a) selecting a bicycle seat;
• b) selecting a clamp assembly for holding the bicycle seat;
• c) selecting a seat post for attachment to the clamp assembly;
• d) attaching the clamp assembly to the seat post so that rotating of the clamp assembly in a first direction prevents tilting of the clamp assembly with respect to the seat post, and so that rotation of the clamp assembly in a second direction, opposite the first direction, permits tilting of the clamp assembly with respect to the seat post;
• e) attaching the bicycle seat to the clamp assembly such that tilting of the clamp assembly with respect to the seat post changes the angle of the bicycle seat;
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• f) rotating the clamp assembly in the second direction with respect to the seat post and tilting the clamp assembly with respect to the seat post to move the bicycle seat to a desired position.