Bicycle saddle

- Trek Bicycle Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a bicycle saddle showing my new design.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the bicycle saddle.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the left side of the bicycle saddle (with the right side being a mirror image of FIG. 3).

FIG. 4 is a front view of the bicycle saddle; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the bicycle saddle.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431920
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2000
Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation (Waterloo, WI)
Inventor: Marc Goldstein (New York, NY)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Boyle Fredrickson Ziolkowski S.C.
Application Number: 0/110,485
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/6354
International Classification: 0601;