IP Library Granted Patent US 8,944,502
Granted Patent B2
US 8,944,502 · App. 13/818,616 · Granted Feb 3, 2015

Saddle for a bicycle

Inventors: Carl Winefordner (Laguna Beach, CA); Frank Hermansen (Laguna Beach, CA)
Assignee: Crank Brothers, Inc.
B62J1/08B62J1/00B62J1/10
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Patent No.
US 8,944,502
App. No.
13/818,616
Granted
Feb 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Saddle for bicycle, comprising a shaped shell ( 2 ) for the support of the user and at least a rail ( 3 ) for connecting the saddle to a seat post, the saddle comprises fixing detachable means ( 4 ) of the rail to the shell, and means of regulation ( 28 ) of the rigidity of the shell.

Claims (20)

1. A saddle, comprising:

a shaped shell;

a rail connecting the saddle to a seat post; and

means for fixing and detaching the rail to the shell, wherein the means for fixing and detaching comprises:

a front slot for detachable engagement of an anterior portion of the rail;

a first rear slot for detachable engagement of at least a rear portion of the rail;

a means for blocking the anterior portion of the rail in the front slot, wherein the means for blocking comprises two wedges detachably engaged in the front slot from opposite sides and detachably mutually coupled to immobilize the anterior portion of the rail with respect to the shell; and

a second rear slot for detachable engagement of at least a second rear portion of the rail, wherein the first rear slot and the second rear slot are substantially pocket shaped within a rear lower surface of the shell and oriented towards a front nose of the saddle for detachably housing the rear portion and the second rear portion of the rail.

2. The saddle of claim 1 , wherein the front slot is between a curved plate and the shell.

3. The saddle of claim 2 , wherein the means for blocking comprises means for regulating a rigidity of the shell.

4. The saddle of claim 2 , wherein the front slot is substantially eyelet shaped and wherein the curved plate lies in a plane substantially perpendicular to the shell.

5. The saddle of claim 4 , wherein the means for blocking comprises means for regulating a rigidity of the shell.

6. The saddle of claim 1 , wherein the means for blocking comprises means for regulating a rigidity of the shell.

7. The saddle of claim 1 , wherein the two wedges each comprise a first surface engaging a corresponding surface of the front slot.

8. The saddle of claim 7 , wherein the two wedges each comprise a hole for insertion of a screw for fixing the two wedges together within the front slot.

9. The saddle of claim 8 , wherein the two wedges each comprise a recess opposite a first surface engaging the anterior portion of the rail.

10. The saddle of claim 7 , wherein the two wedges each comprise a recess opposite the first surface engaging the anterior portion of the rail.

11. The saddle of claim 1 , wherein the two wedges each comprise a hole for insertion of a screw for fixing the two wedges together within the front slot.

12. The saddle of claim 11 , wherein the two wedges each comprise a recess opposite a first surface engaging the anterior portion of the rail.

13. The saddle of claim 1 , wherein the two wedges each comprise a recess opposite a first surface engaging the anterior portion of the rail.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2026
From: CRANK BROTHERS, INC.
To: SELLE ROYAL USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 075162/0052 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2014
From: WINEFORDNER, CARL; HERMANSEN, FRANK
To: CRANK BROTHERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034032/0110 →
Continuity (1)
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