Bicycle saddle

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2000-07-13

2001-07-17

Nelson, Jr., Milton (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Straddle seat

C297S211000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06260918

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a bicycle saddle, more particularly to a bicycle saddle with at least two deformable members mounted on an underside of a seat body for absorbing shock and vibration applied on the seat body.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional bicycle saddle is shown to include a seat body
1
which has an engaging member
2
at a front end for engaging a front end
4
a
of a supporting bracket
4
, and two mounting poles
3
at a rear end and passing through holes
5
a
in a retaining plate
5
. The supporting bracket
4
is connected to the retaining plate
5
. Two vibration springs
6
are sleeved on the mounting poles
3
, and engage securely the holes
5
a
in the retaining plate
5
in such a manner that screw fasteners
7
engage threadedly the mounting poles
3
so as to enable the vibration springs
6
to absorb the shock and vibration applied on the seat body
1
. However, since the vibration springs
6
are made of metal, they are heavy and increase the weight of the bicycle. In addition, the assembly of the vibration springs
6
on the seat body
1
is inconvenient to conduct.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle saddle which is relatively light and which is convenient to assemble.
According to this invention, the bicycle saddle includes a seat body made of a rigid plastic material, and including forward and rear portions opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction. The seat body has an upper wall with a contour adapted for seating of a user, an underside wall opposite to the upper wall in a first transverse direction, and two mounting poles. Each mounting pole has an upper end secured to the rear portion of the seat body, and a lower end extending downwardly of the upper end and having a threaded portion. The mounting poles are spaced apart from each other in a second transverse direction transverse to both the longitudinal direction and the first transverse direction. A retaining member has two major walls opposite to each other in the first transverse direction, and two through holes formed through the major walls for passage of the mounting poles, respectively. A supporting member has a front end engaging the forward portion beneath the underside wall, and two bracing bars extending rearwardly of the front end and connected to the retaining member. At least one pair of first and second deformable members is disposed between the underside wall and the retaining member. Each deformable member has two abutting walls which are disposed opposite to each other in the first transverse direction, and an annular inner periphery which extends in the first transverse direction and which intercommunicates the abutting walls to define a penetrating hole therein for sleeving snugly on a respective one of the mounting poles. Each abutting wall has an annular outer portion and an annular inner portion respectively distal and proximate to the annular inner periphery. Each deformable member further has two annular recess portions which extend radially from the annular inner portions adjacent to the annular outer portion to be communicated with the penetrating hole, and inwardly in the first transverse direction toward each other. Two fastening members are disposed to engage threadedly and respectively the threaded portions to secure the retaining member to the seat body.


REFERENCES:
patent: 5775710 (1998-07-01), Yu
patent: 5855410 (1999-01-01), Lin
patent: 6007148 (1999-12-01), Yu

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