Chairs and seats – Straddle seat – Depressed portion spaces body supporting surfaces
Patent
1998-02-24
1999-07-06
Nelson, Jr., Milton
Chairs and seats
Straddle seat
Depressed portion spaces body supporting surfaces
2971951, B62J 100
Patent
active
059189312
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle saddle includes two support members preferably supported by a base component which connects the saddle to a bicycle. The support members are positioned on the base component in a laterally spaced apart arrangement about a longitudinal axis of the saddle, leaving an open area between the support members. Each support member includes a nose portion and a back portion. The back portion includes a downwardly sloped front surface and a downwardly sloped aft surface. The front and aft surfaces meet at a ridge or transition surface which is preferably swept rearwardly along with the front surface. The nose portion of each support member extends from an inside edge of the front surface forwardly and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the saddle. In this configuration, the saddle supports the cyclist at the tuberosities of the ischium, along the junction of the back of the thigh and the buttocks, and somewhat along the junction of the inner thigh and the torso. The saddle removes substantially all weight from along the perineal opening of the cyclist's pelvic bone.
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