Straddle Seat (e.g., Saddle Type, Etc.) Patents (Class 297/195.1)
  • Patent number: 11893147
    Abstract: An occupant support system is disclosed for controlling a computer-generated representation of an object, comprising: (i) a support device comprising a plurality of support members configured to support an occupant, and a corresponding plurality of independently movably supported suspension systems such to provide at least one independent motion selected from vertical, lateral, tilt and azimuthal motions and longitudinal roll motion of the support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LIMBIC LIFE AG
    Inventor: Patrik Kunzler
  • Patent number: 11724761
    Abstract: A composite bicycle saddle includes a saddle body that is a sandwich structure composed of an upper outer layer, a lower outer layer and an intermediate layer with the upper outer layer and the lower outer layer to be of the same material and the intermediate layer of another material, a track arranged below the saddle body, and a front binding element and two rear binding elements being having an outer end portion provided with a cylindrical joint portion. The cylindrical joint portions of the front and rear binding elements are inserted into respective mounting through holes of the track and respective through holes of the saddle body and fused and integrated with the upper outer layer and lower outer layer or the intermediate layer of the saddle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: Joseph Hsu
  • Patent number: 11701283
    Abstract: A positioning device includes a base extending in a horizontal plane, a support post extending along a vertical axis, a detachable headrest subassembly attached to an end of the support post opposite the base, an arm rest subassembly attached to the support post between the headrest subassembly and the base, a thoracic support subassembly attached to the support post between the armrest subassembly and the base, A thoracic support cushion is attached to the support post by a bar. The attachment is reconfigurable to vary an orientation and location of the cushion with respect to the vertical axis, a footrest subassembly attached to the support post between the thoracic support subassembly and the base, and a digital device holder attached to the positioned device by a flexible arm, the flexible arm configured to support a digital device in view of the patient during use of the positioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Aga Khan University
    Inventors: Dileep Kumar, Saleem Sayani, Muhammad Abdul Muqeet, Hafiz Imtiaz Ahmed, Faizan Khan
  • Patent number: 11697464
    Abstract: A seat rail installed on a vehicle body of a motorcycle. The seat rail includes an upper lateral member located on a lateral side in a width direction of the vehicle body and made of a fiber reinforced resin, the upper lateral member including a lower flange that protrudes in the width direction of the vehicle body from a lower edge of the upper lateral member. Furthermore, the seat rail includes a lower lateral member located downward from the upper lateral member and made of metal, and a lower surface of the lower flange of the upper lateral member is joined to an upper surface of the lower lateral member by adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hatano, Yudai Murase, Michinobu Fujita
  • Patent number: 11597462
    Abstract: A bicycle saddle includes a saddle shell. On an upper side of the saddle shell a saddle cushion is arranged. Further, a support element is provided that is connected to a saddle frame. For decoupling the saddle shell from the support element, an elastomer body is provided between the saddle shell and the support element. A side surface of the elastomer body is at least partly curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Ergon International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Krause, Franc Arnold
  • Patent number: 11518462
    Abstract: A bicycle saddle includes a shell fitted with fastening means for fastening the bicycle saddle to an associable bicycle, the shell extending, in a prevailing longitudinal direction (Y-Y), from a front end to a rear end, and a padding associated to an upper portion of the shell, opposite a frame of the associable bicycle. The shell has a rigid portion supporting the fastening means and a controlled deformation portion positioned between the rigid portion and the padding. The controlled deformation portion has at least one yielding insert adapted to deform elastically under compression during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SELLE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Riccardo Bigolin, Michele Cito
  • Patent number: 11505278
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for processing a motor control signal, an electric vehicle, a storage medium and an electronic apparatus. The method may include: a predetermined operation is detected, wherein the predetermined operation includes that a rider leaves an electric vehicle; and a motor control signal which is input via a speed control component of the electric vehicle is shielded. Through the present disclosure, the problem that the rider of the electric vehicle forgets to press a P gear or fails to activate the P gear successfully to cause the false operation of the speed control component and thus cause a harm to the electric vehicle or a user or a surrounding environment in the related art is solved; and therefore, the vehicle is prevented from being uncontrollable, and the safety of the electric vehicle or the user or the surrounding environment is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NINE INTELLIGENT (CHANGZHOU) TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shengqiao Zhang
  • Patent number: 10981477
    Abstract: In a car seat configured to cover a surface of a urethane pad by a trim cover, the trim cover is formed by sewing up a plural number of trim cover members with each other by chain stitch sewing, and by joining a surface on the back side of a portion where the plural number of the trim cover members are sewn up with each other by chain stitch sewing to a flat surface of the surface of the urethane pad by an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Ishii, Masayuki Taguchi
  • Patent number: 10933935
    Abstract: A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator including an outer body, an inner body disposed within the outer body, a fluid chamber at least partially extending between the inner body and the outer body, a piston chamber extending at least partially within the inner body, a valve configured to selectively fluidly couple the fluid chamber and the piston chamber to each other, a piston assembly including a piston, a variable volume within the piston chamber that extends between the piston and the valve, and a gas collector assembly including a fluid passageway. The piston assembly is disposed within the piston chamber, wherein a movement of the piston assembly causes a gas separated from a liquid within the variable volume to flow through the fluid passageway, through the valve, and into the fluid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Wolf Tooth Components, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Jordan
  • Patent number: 10836448
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a bicycle seat includes a frame having a front end section, a medial section, and a rear end section. The front end section extends forward from the medial section, and the rear end section extends aft from the medial section. The bicycle seat also includes a first vent positioned in a first side portion of the rear end section, and a second vent positioned in a second side portion of the rear end section. The first vent defines a first passageway that extends through the first side portion of the rear end section. The second vent defines a second passageway that extends through the second side portion of the rear end section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ISM Saddles, LLC
    Inventor: Steven G. Toll
  • Patent number: 10766387
    Abstract: An improved conveyance seat is configured by an overlapping part of a skin material being hung in a recessed portion formed at a boundary position between a support portion and an intersecting portion of the cushion material when the cushion material divided into pieces is covered by the skin material having the overlapping part configured by two skin material fragments overlapping each other. The skin material fragments inserted into the recessed portion have first and second parts satisfying the following conditions: (1) The first parts are welded to contact each other on a back side of the recessed portion behind an opening of the recessed portion and parts of the first parts are crushed, (2) The second parts adjacent to the first parts and closer to the opening of the recessed portion than the first parts are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuji Isobe, Shinichiro Motoda
  • Patent number: 10722036
    Abstract: A saddle chair contains: a first seat and a second seat. The first seat includes a first connection sheet and an elongated orifice. The second seat includes a second connection sheet and a through orifice. A fixing member includes a slide slot having a slidable face, a receiving orifice, and a chute. A drive member is connected with a retainer via the receiving orifice, the elongated orifice, and the through orifice. The retainer includes a contacting face. Two screw bolts are screwed with the drive member via the retainer. A control bolt is screwed with a threaded orifice of the drive member and includes at least one recess on which at least one engagement block is fitted. Each engagement block has a screw and a forcing edge sliding between the slidable face and the chute, when the control bolt is rotated to move along the threaded orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventor: Chin-Chia Chang
  • Patent number: 10583882
    Abstract: A seat attaching may include a lower seat clamp that is moveable relative to a post head member about a pivot axis and includes: a mounting portion having a bearing surface configured to engage a corresponding cradle portion of the post head member a first channel configured to receive a first seat rail of a bicycle seat and a second channel configured to receive a second seat rail of a bicycle seat. An upper seat clamp may include: a central portion overlying the mounting portion; a first extension portion disposed on a first side of the central portion and having a first retainer surface overlying and facing the first channel to retain the first seat rail within the first channel and having a first apex; and a second extension portion disposed on a second side of the central portion and having a second retainer surface overlying and facing the second channel to retain the second seat rail within the second channel and having a second apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: D3 Innovation Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Staples
  • Patent number: 10543878
    Abstract: The present invention regards a seat for a vehicle, a bicycle, a stationary bicycle or a motorcycle including a base group, a top group and removable engagement means between base group and top group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Marco Malfatti, Barbara Bigolin
  • Patent number: 10514678
    Abstract: An adjustable level 3-D printing platform includes a platform, three support posts, and an adjusting component by which heights of the three support posts are adjustable. The bottom of the build platform includes at least one socket to engage with a ball end of one of the three support posts, thereby enabling two point leveling. The adjusting component is configured to simultaneously adjust a height of the at least three support posts using a first arm and a second arm, each connected to the build platform at respective pivot points and configured to apply respective clamping forces to the support posts. The printing platform further includes at least one sensor leveling system that deploys a probe, measures a relative probe state, and compares the measurement to a predetermined value. During the leveling processes, the 3-D printer is configured to provide sensory feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Eli Charles Share, Daniel John Blythe, Gregory Andrew Herman, Brittany Nichole Hopper
  • Patent number: 10479430
    Abstract: A bicycle saddle assembly comprises a main body, a suspension member and a supporting rail. The suspension member is disposed between the main body and the suspension rail so that the main body is mounted on a bicycle in an indirect way and, therefore, the bicycle saddle assembly can provide an outstanding suspending performance to reduce shocks and vibrations transmitted to the main body from the seat post of a bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: VELO ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsai-Yun Yu
  • Patent number: 10464623
    Abstract: A bicycle saddle comprises a saddle shell. A seat cushion is arranged on an upper side of the saddle shell. A support element that is connected to a saddle frame is also provided. An elastomer body is arranged between the saddle shell and the support element in order to decouple the saddle shell from the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ERGON INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Krause
  • Patent number: 10435098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support element for the human body, including a padding component and a base component or body, the base component including an upper, in use, surface, as well as a lower, in use, surface, the padding component includes an upper, in use, surface, and a lower, in use, surface designed to engage the upper, in use, surface of the base component, the support element including removable anchoring means of the base component to the padding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Bigolin, Claudio Checchin, Marco Malfatti
  • Patent number: 10421513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a saddle for a vehicle, a bicycle or a motorcycle including a seating structure, a fork member secured below the seating structure and at least one anchoring component of each rear end of the fork member to the seating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Checchin, Barbara Bigolin
  • Patent number: 10399625
    Abstract: A bicycle having a saddle installed in a saddle support. The bicycle includes: a tilt adjusting part which can adjust the tilt angle of the saddle with respect to the saddle support by raising or lower the rear part of the saddle in a state in which the bicycle is driven or stopped. The tilt adjusting part includes: a latch which connects the saddle support to a saddle coupling part and has multiple latch grooves at uniform intervals; and a stopper which is formed in the saddle support to control the rotation and fixation of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: Soung Man Hwang
  • Patent number: 10370051
    Abstract: A seat attaching may include a lower seat clamp that is moveable relative to a post head member about a pivot axis and includes: a mounting portion having a bearing surface configured to engage a corresponding cradle portion of the post head member a first channel configured to receive a first seat rail of a bicycle seat and a second channel configured to receive a second seat rail of a bicycle seat. An upper seat clamp may include: a central portion overlying the mounting portion; a first extension portion disposed on a first side of the central portion and having a first retainer surface overlying and facing the first channel to retain the first seat rail within the first channel and having a first apex; and a second extension portion disposed on a second side of the central portion and having a second retainer surface overlying and facing the second channel to retain the second seat rail within the second channel and having a second apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: D3 Innovation Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Staples
  • Patent number: 10358181
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a bicycle seat includes a frame having a front end section, a medial section, and a rear end section. The front end section extends forward from the medial section, and the rear end section extends aft from the medial section. The bicycle seat also includes a first vent positioned in a first side portion of the rear end section, and a second vent positioned in a second side portion of the rear end section. The first vent defines a first passageway that extends through the first side portion of the rear end section. The second vent defines a second passageway that extends through the second side portion of the rear end section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: ISM Saddles, LLC
    Inventor: Steven G. Toll
  • Patent number: 10252763
    Abstract: A seatpost has a post body, an adjusting mount, a connecting unit, and a connecting bracket. The post body has a supporting base disposed at an upper end of the post body. The supporting base has a bore formed through a rear end of the supporting base. The adjusting mount is connected to the supporting base and has a passing hole disposed at a rear end of the adjusting mount. The connecting unit is connected to the adjusting mount and has a connecting portion having a threaded hole. A bolt passes through the bore, the passing hole, and is screwed with the threaded hole. The connecting bracket has a front end connected to the connecting portion, a rear end opposite the front end, and an assembling board disposed at the rear end of the connecting bracket for assembling a taillight or a bicycle license plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LEE CHI ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: An-Fu Yu, Yu-Tzu Chang
  • Patent number: 10239573
    Abstract: A light sensing illumination device for bicycle includes a seat, a reflector, and an illumination device. The seat includes a housing space. The reflector is disposed in the seat and in the housing space, and the reflector includes a reflection curved face which is formed in a smooth arc shape with a concave face thereof facing an opening of the housing space. The illumination unit is disposed in the housing space and projects light beam toward the reflection curved face. With a smooth arc shaped reflection curved face, the light beam projected by the illumination unit is completely reflected, so as to improve the light condensing effect and efficiently enhance the overall brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventor: Shun-Li Yang
  • Patent number: 9994272
    Abstract: A lightweight bicycle saddle includes shock absorption padding in key locations to cushion a rider in various riding positions. The padding may be attached to a top surface of a saddle base or formed integrally with the base. The padding may also be configured as a web to operate with a web saddle. The padding includes a left portion and a right portion which may be formed separately or integrally. The padding may have a wider rear padded portion located in a rear saddle portion of the saddle and a tapered or narrow front padded portion located in a front saddle portion. The padding may be positioned to cover areas where the rail is attached to the saddle base. The padding is surrounded by non-padded portions which have a lesser cushion or no cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventor: Shinji Marui
  • Patent number: 9957007
    Abstract: A saddle for bicycles includes a support body, having a front portion and a rear portion, a pair of pins spaced apart from one another, which project downwards from the bottom of the support body at the rear portion thereof, a saddle rail, an interchangeable damping system, first connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the front portion and second connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the rear portion, wherein the second connection elements include a pair of bushes and respective adjustment ring nuts, suitable for compressing at least one elastic element stacked along the pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SELLE ROYAL S.P.A.
    Inventor: Barbara Bigolin
  • Patent number: 9937971
    Abstract: A bicycle assembly comprises a saddle adjustment assembly, the saddle adjustment assembly comprising an adjustable height saddle post, the adjustable height saddle post comprising first and second slidably coupled supports; a saddle post locking mechanism that selectively restricts sliding of the second support relative to the first support; and a saddle angle adjustment mechanism configured to couple to a bicycle saddle to enable rotation of the bicycle saddle between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position, wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism enables rotation of the bicycle saddle between the first and second predetermined positions, and wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in a locked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism maintains the bicycle saddle in one of the first and second predetermined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Ian McPherson, Jeffrey K. Bowers
  • Patent number: 9845126
    Abstract: A seat attachment device is provided that uses a single bolt to secure the seat rails to the seat attachment device and the seat attachment device to a post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: RITCHEY DESIGN, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Ritchey
  • Patent number: 9821867
    Abstract: A bicycle seat can include an attachment structure configured to be secured to a bicycle frame. The seat can also include a support frame, which can include right and left arms extending laterally out on opposite sides of a vertically-oriented medial plane of the bicycle seat. The seat can include walls, which can include a front wall and a rear wall that extend up and laterally out from the attachment structure to support the right and left arms. Right and left seat pads can be selectively securable to the right and left arms, and can be adjusted between different positions relative to each other. Each seat pad can include a main pad portion that is secured to the corresponding arm and is configured to provide upward support to a corresponding ischium (sometimes referred to as the sit bone) of the rider, and an elongate extension that can extend laterally out and forward beyond the main pad portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventor: Jared S. Goff
  • Patent number: 9669889
    Abstract: A cover for a bicycle saddle comprises a basic layer and a first auxiliary layer. The basic layer is made of a first plastic material and has a top surface with a first friction factor. The first auxiliary layer is made of a second plastic material with a second friction factor and is directly disposed on a predetermined area of the top surface of the basic layer. The second friction factor is smaller than the first friction factor. A method is provided for making a cover as above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: VELO ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsai-Yun Yu
  • Patent number: 9650093
    Abstract: A saddle on which an individual is seated while riding a bicycle or a motorcycle. The saddle includes a flexible base to support the rider's weight and a stationary nose cap attached to the flexible base. One end of a bumper retaining block is pivotally and detachably connected to the nose cap. A resilient bumper is located between the flexible base and the bumper retaining block. A pair of rails which runs along the bottom of the flexible base is attached to the bicycle/motorcycle. The pair of rails is coupled to the bumper retaining block to push the block towards the flexible base with the resilient bumper sandwiched therebetween. The bumper retaining block can be detached from the stationary nose cap so that the resilient bumper can be replaced by a bumper having a different density to selectively control the flexibility of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond J. Kuipers, Jason A. Clark
  • Patent number: 9643673
    Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a bottom-plate structure, for a vehicle seat, that can be reinforced with a reduced increase in weight. A bottom plate covered with a surface material is provided on a vehicle body, and the top surface of the bottom plate supports a cushioning material. The bottom plate has reinforcing parts that cross the width-wise center of the bottom plate, at least parts of the reinforcing parts being laid out obliquely with respect to the front-to-back direction of a vehicle seat. Since the reinforcing parts reinforce the bottom plate, the bottom plate can be reinforced with a reduced increase in bottom-plate weight relative to conventional bottom-plate structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Chiba, Katsuhiro Kiya, Yoshinori Ueyama
  • Patent number: 9630668
    Abstract: A securing device for bicycle seat includes a seat post with two receiving faces defined in the top thereof, and an installation hole is defined radially in the seat post. A clamp unit includes a top clamp and a bottom clamp so as to clamp the rails of the seat. The bottom clamp has an engaging face which is engaged with the receiving faces of the seat post. An insertion member has its top end inserted in the installation hole and has positioning end at the lower end thereof, the positioning end contacts against the outside of the seat post. A securing member extends through the insertion member and the bottom clamp and is threadedly connected to the top clamp so as to secure the seat to the seat post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Chien Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 9616954
    Abstract: A bicycle assembly comprises a saddle adjustment assembly, the saddle adjustment assembly comprising an adjustable height saddle post, the adjustable height saddle post comprising first and second slidably coupled supports; a saddle post locking mechanism that selectively restricts sliding of the second support relative to the first support; and a saddle angle adjustment mechanism configured to couple to a bicycle saddle to enable rotation of the bicycle saddle between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position, wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism enables rotation of the bicycle saddle between the first and second predetermined positions, and wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in a locked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism maintains the bicycle saddle in one of the first and second predetermined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Ian McPherson, Jeffrey K. Bowers
  • Patent number: 9284003
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: RTI Sports Vertrieb Von Sportartikeln GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Mueller, Andreas Krause
  • Patent number: 9211927
    Abstract: A cycling seat assembly provides a more comfortable riding experience for a person on a bicycle, tricycle or the like. The assembly includes a seat having a pair of seat sections each including a rod and a cushion positioned around the associated rod. At least one arm is attached to and extends between the rods. A mount is attached to the seat wherein the mount is configured for coupling the seat to a seat tube of a bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Dick
  • Patent number: 9205888
    Abstract: A bicycle seat with a primary frame that is two parallel, horizontal springs with a vertical rear section and front section that curves upwardly and forwardly. Upper, central, and lower crossbars connect the springs together. A ball and socket joint attaches a secondary frame to the primary frame rear section. A flexible, non-elastic strap tensions the primary frame. One strap end is fixed to the upper crossbar, extends rearwardly through a slot in a tab on the secondary frame, and forwardly to a strap attachment at the primary frame front section. The secondary frame has a C-shaped rod at the universal joint, a central rod extending forwardly from the C-shaped rod, and a C-shaped bracket at the front end of the center rod. A fabric seat is placed over the secondary frame rod and bracket and a tensioning mechanism tightens the seat so that the center rod is under compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher G Watts, Sarah E Watts
  • Publication number: 20150130234
    Abstract: A bicycle seat apparatus including at least one rail and a saddle shell. The at least one rail can include a first mounting portion. The first mounting portion can include an ankle. A cross section of a terminus of the ankle can be larger than a cross section of the at least one rail. The saddle shell can include at least one mounting cup configured to mate with the first mounting portion of the at least one rail. A cross section of a base of the at least one mounting cup can be larger than a cross section of the terminus of the ankle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Trek Bicycle Corp.
    Inventors: Jess Bailie, Jenn Campbell, Andrew Wilcox-Hull
  • Patent number: 9004518
    Abstract: A shock-absorbing seat post for a bicycle includes a connecting mount, a rod member, a shock-absorbing member and a fastening unit. The connecting mount has two connecting lugs each having a first through hole, and a receiving space defined between the two connecting lugs. The rod member has a connecting insert received in the receiving space and provided with a second through hole aligned with the two first through holes. The shock-absorbing member has two lateral walls, a tube portion located between the two lateral walls and provided with an axial hole aligned with the two first though holes. The fastening unit is inserted in the two first through holes, the second through hole and the axial hole for combining the connecting mount, the rod member and the shock-absorbing member together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: Kuo-Pin Yu
  • Publication number: 20150097401
    Abstract: A split-nose touring bicycle seat for touring, comprising: a rigid plastic base provided with attachment points for mounting the seat to a bicycle frame; a total length of the seat of about 230-265 mm; a total width of about 270-310 mm; a split nose section formed by two elongated protrusions of substantially constant width extending forward from a medial section to a front surface; said elongated protrusions angle inwardly, a cushioned pubis bone support surface with a substantially flat side profile, and a drooped nose section forward thereof and substantially vertical outer sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Steven G. Toll
  • Patent number: 8968183
    Abstract: A support apparatus, for use in supporting a device such as a sex toy, the inflatable apparatus comprising an attachment portion and a holding portion which is attached to the attachment portion, and which defines an aperture therethrough, the holding portion having an inflatable element which is operable to adjust the size of said aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: James Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20150035326
    Abstract: A cyclist's desired position on a bicycle seat is maintained by a bicycle seat attachment, a replacement seat for either a new or used bicycle, or a bicycle seat system comprising a seat configured to cooperate in a variety of ways with a lower garment worn by the cyclist. The cyclist may be inhibited from moving forward or backward, left or right, or even up and down by a plurality of cooperative grooves, ridges, fins and catches in the seat or in conjunction with the seat and the lower garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jon Wong, Tom Peterson
  • Patent number: 8939000
    Abstract: The invention provides a bicycle lock with three rigid lock rods, either separable or articulating, which together provide an adaptable secure frame-to-wheel-to-security-object bicycle locking mechanism in conjunction with a removable seat post. One rod is inserted partially into the removed seat post, and the other rods extend outward from the first rod and then back toward the seat post for locking to a seat post clamp thereon, thus forming a closed triangular lock. The lock can be passed through the bicycle frame and wheel and around a bike rack or other external structure before closing to secure both the frame, wheel and seat post to the structure to prevent theft of any one or more of these components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: David Mendyk, Neil Blackmore, Kara Chomistek
  • Patent number: 8919875
    Abstract: A base for a bicycle saddle comprises a load-bearing panel body and a rim surrounding the panel body. The rim includes a plurality of sections. One of said sections has a strip-shaped opening so that the section is more flexible than any other place of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Velo Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsai-Yun Yu
  • Patent number: 8905435
    Abstract: An ATV is disclosed which includes a pedestal assembly incorporated into the foot-wells, which cooperate with a removable passenger seat. Furthermore, passenger seat is selectively added or removed from ATV by way of a latch assembly. Hand grips flank the removable seat and are attached to a rear accessory panel. The rear accessory panel also includes an integrated cup holder, and rack tie-downs are formed in a front or rear accessory panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Ripley, Roy A. Sunsdahl, Scott D. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8905473
    Abstract: A seat adjusting module suitable to connect the saddle including at least a seat rail and a seat tube of a bicycle is provided, wherein the module includes a base assembled to an end of the seat tube, a clamp unit including two clamp elements and a fastening unit including two fasteners. The first clamp element has at least a first clamp portion and a shaft portion matched to the base at a first or a second position so as to rotate relatively to the base on a first or a second rotation axis. The second clamp element has at least a second clamp portion, which with the first clamp portion together clamps the seat rail. The two fasteners together fasten the two clamp elements to the base so that the first and second clamp portions together clamp tightly the seat rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Hsu, Hui-Yuan Su
  • Publication number: 20140333102
    Abstract: Among other things, a compliant element is configured to attach a seat of a device on which a user pedals to a frame of the device. The compliant element has a stiffness that is small enough to permit substantially unimpeded rocking of the seat relative to the frame in a plane in which the spine and pelvic bone of the user lie when the user is on the seat, and is large enough to maintain the seat in a substantially horizontal plane when the user is not on the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Robert M. Eldredge
  • Patent number: 8851566
    Abstract: A ventilated saddle structure for bicycles, motorbikes and/or pedal powered machines, comprising: a support frame (2) designed to be anchored to a bicycle, motorbike and/or pedal powered machine, a seating surface (3) associated with the frame (2), wherein the seating surface (3) comprises a membrane (4) made of a perforated and at least partially deformable material, shaped to match the user anatomy. The frame (2) comprises at least one thrust device designed to elastically interact from below with the membrane (4) to appropriately counter the deformation thereof and to support the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Giuseppe Bigolin
  • Patent number: 8845018
    Abstract: A split-nose bicycle seat, comprising; rigid plastic base provided with attachment points for mounting the seat to the bicycle frame, a total length of the seat of about 260-280 mm, a split nose section formed by two elongated protrusions of substantially constant width extending forward from a media! section to a front surface; said elongated protrusions angle inwardly and have a total width of at least 60 mm at a station 30 mm aft of the front surface, a cushioned pubis bone support surface with a substantially flat side profile, arid a drooped nose section forward thereof defining a droop angle ? of about 22-28°; said split nose section transitioning aft to a media! section having a width of about 130-138 mm at the widest point of the seat, and a width of at least 98 mm at a station 50 mm forward of the widest point of the seat; said medial section transitioning aft to a rear-end section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Tampa Bay Recreation, LLC
    Inventor: Steven G. Toll
  • Publication number: 20140265466
    Abstract: A shell or support with a holding portion is provided for combining a saddle or seat of vehicles. The shell comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end. The contour of the shell includes a narrow front portion and a wide rear portion which are arranged in order from the front end to the rear end. The holding portion is disposed on the bottom surface and near the rear end. Thus, when the shell is assembled with other parts to form a saddle or seat, the vehicle with such a saddle can be easily removed when being unridden.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: VELO ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TSAI-YUN YU