Bicycle saddle
US6231122A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62J1/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle saddle including a contoured upper seating surface that primarily supports the rider's ischeal tuberosities and further including a depressed, extremely soft central anterior portion to reduce pressure placed on the perineum is disclosed. The saddle is essentially constructed from a shell, foam padding, a self-contained gelatin pack, a leather cover, and a suspension rail for mounting the saddle onto a bicycle. The seating surface of the saddle includes laterally spaced apart right and left cup-shaped posterior support surfaces for supporting primarily the right and left ischeal tuberosities in the buttocks of the bicycle rider. The right and left posterior support surfaces are formed by a pair of essentially concave depressions in the posterior portion of the shell of the saddle, and corresponding cup-shaped depressions in the foam padding covering the shell. The bicycle saddle further includes a gelatin pack in the center of the anterior portion of the saddle to provide an extraordinarily soft seating surface in the area where the rider's perineum normally rests.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.