Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297201000 | Sectional or split relatively movable supporting surface | 19 |
20080265635 | Bicycle Saddle - The comfort of use may be improved and pressure in the genital area of a bicycle rider may be avoided, whereby a bicycle saddle comprises a seat piece for the buttocks of a bicycle rider and a front section, connected to the seat piece. The front section comprises an end region, facing the seat piece which is height-adjustable. | 10-30-2008 |
20090079237 | Bicycle Saddle - There is disclosed a bicycle saddle, of the type that has two identical portions ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090309396 | Bicycle Saddle - A bicycle saddle, in particular, a men's bicycle saddle, has a seat part and a front part. A spring arm and a damping arm are connected fixedly to the front part. One end of the spring arm is likewise connected fixedly to the seat part via a retaining element. One end of the damping arm is not connected to the seat part and, if a force occurs in the genital region, is movable in the direction of an arrow. Damping of the movement takes place here on account of the elastomeric body which reduces a pressure occurring in the genital region of the cyclist. | 12-17-2009 |
20100123339 | BICYCLE SEAT FRAME - A bicycle seat frame includes a front unit, a middle unit and a rear unit, each unit includes two pads located on two sides of the seat frame and multiple connection members are respectively connected between the pads of the front unit, the middle unit and the rear unit on the two sides of the bicycle seat frame. Gaps are defined between the front unit, the middle unit and the rear unit. Two rods are connected between the front unit and the rear unit and connected to the seat post. The connection members are flexible so as to absorb the shocks. | 05-20-2010 |
20110260510 | BICYCLE SEAT WITH SHOCK ABSORBING DEVICE - A bicycle seat includes two parts and a spring member is connected between the two respective rear ends of the first and second parts. A first fixing member is fixed to an underside of the spring member. A second fixing member is connected across the two respective front ends of the first and second parts respectively. A frame includes a closed end, a first distal end and a second distal end, the closed end is inserted into the reception recess of the second fixing member. The two distal ends of the frame are connected to the two ends of the first fixing member. The two parts are individually deformed when the cyclist changes his/her poses. | 10-27-2011 |
20110260511 | BICYCLE SEAT - A bicycling seat configuration and method of use comprising: a horizontally expandable base; a first seat pad, where at least one post extends from the base to support the first seat pad; a second seat pad, where at least one post extends from the base to support the second seat pad, where the first seat pad and second seat pad form are positioned to form an adjustable gap; and a connecting post, said connecting post extends from the base and provides a mechanism to mount the seat configuration on a bicycle. The bicycling seat configuration according to the present invention may also include a swivel mount for each seat pad. | 10-27-2011 |
20120086246 | Twin-pad bicycle seat for long distance cycling - The bicycle seat has a pair of seat pads that are independently movably mounted side by side on a pivot axis. Each of the seat pads has a posterior support region and a thigh support region. The posterior support region has a longitudinal circular curvature with radii of curvature having origins located ahead of the pivot axis. The thigh support region is located ahead of the posterior support region and the pivot axis, and it is contiguous with the posterior support region. The thigh support region has a longitudinal parabolic curvature with a principal axis extending above the pivot axis. As a result, a movement of the seat in use is small and cosine-dominant in the posterior support region and is large and sine-dominant in the thigh support region. | 04-12-2012 |
20120242121 | Pivoting Nose-Less Bicycle Seat - This invention relates to bicycle saddles. Several scientific studies have pointed to the risks of damage to the pudendal nerves and arteries associated with extended bicycle riding with conventional bicycle seats. It is the object of this invention to to provide a bicycle seat that can support the rider's weight while minimizing the pressure on the region near the pudendal canal. A further object of the invention is to allow the rider's legs to pedal without interference with the seat. A further object of the invention is to provide comfortable seating while bicycling. The invention consists of a relatively wide, flat seating surface—with no nose—that supports the sit bones of the rider and that pivots about a vertical axis to allow the seating surface to move out of the way of the rider's legs when pedaling on the down stroke. | 09-27-2012 |
20120286548 | Adjustable Nose Width Bicycle Seat Assembly - A bicycle seat assembly having an adjustable width nose portion includes an H-shaped base that supports a lateral left side pad and a lateral right side pad. A rail extends under the base and between the left and right side nose portions of the seat assembly. A front rail mount includes a housing, a shuttle, an actuator, and left and right mount supports. Operation of the actuator alters the position of the left and right mount supports relative to the housing and thereby alters a distance between the respective left and right side nose portions of the seat base. | 11-15-2012 |
20130181491 | RETRACTABLE NOSE SADDLE - A retractable nose saddle comprising a sliding assembly ( | 07-18-2013 |
20130292977 | ADJUSTABLE NOSE WIDTH BICYLE SEAT ASSEMBLY - A bicycle seat assembly having an adjustable width nose portion includes an H-shaped base that supports a lateral left side pad and a lateral right side pad. A rail extends under the base and between the left and right side nose portions of the seat assembly. A front rail mount includes a housing, a shuttle, an actuator, and left and right mount supports. Operation of the actuator alters the position of the left and right mount supports relative to the housing and thereby alters a distance between the respective left and right side nose portions of the seat base. | 11-07-2013 |
20140132047 | BICYCLE SEAT - Among other things, a structure supports the ischial tubularities of a user of a device to which the structure is attached, while gravity is applying a downward force on the ischial tubularities and the user's legs are engaged in motion during which forces are being applied that tend to cause the user's respective ischial tubularities to move relative to a frame of the device. The structure includes two buttock supports having surfaces against which the bottom surfaces of the user's respective buttocks bear during the motion. A mechanism connects the two buttock supports to the frame of the device to permit simultaneously (1) free motion of the two buttock supports (a) up and down relative to a frame of the device and (b) back and forth relative to the frame of the device and (2) free variation of the angular orientations of the bottom surfaces of the user's buttocks back and forth, relative to a hypothetical horizontal plane that is fixed relative to the frame of the device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140375092 | Bicycle Seat - The present invention relates to a bicycle seat including two or more support cushions. Two support cushions are independently rotatable to move with a bicycle rider's legs, and comprise angled portions that support the rider's buttocks and upper thighs. Another fixed cushion supports the genital and perineal areas of a rider's anatomy. | 12-25-2014 |
20150145293 | SITTING ASSEMBLY - A sitting assembly is disclosed including a first and a second saddle pad for a transition between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the saddle pad will hang down, such that a user may step over the saddle pad. In the second state, the saddle pad will have a substantial horizontal orientation suitable for sitting. The transition may be a rotation such that the sitting assembly is narrower in the first state than in the second state. A lever may be present for effecting the transition. The sitting assembly is intended for use on vehicles, and is suitably coupled to a frame thereof by means of a saddle pin. | 05-28-2015 |
20160068212 | BICYCLE SEAT WITH ADJUSTABLE NOSE - An extendable nose bicycle seat allowing a rider to adjust seat nose length while riding for optimal comfort, performance, safety and style. Unlike any other bicycle seat, the adjustable seat nose embraces nose, cut-out and nose-less technology allowing the rider to leverage the strengths of each for the appropriate riding conditions. A sliding track system allows the rider to adjust the seat nose length for nose-less riding (zero contact with soft tissue areas) or alternatively to engage the nose for performance riding, like aggressive turning, racing or trail riding. Riders can adjust the nose while riding to pre-set lengths by pushing or pulling the nose in or out to activate pressure sensitive click and lock system. | 03-10-2016 |
20160096568 | BICYCLE SEAT - Among other things, a structure supports the ischial tubularities of a user of a device to which the structure is attached, while gravity is applying a downward force on the ischial tubularities and the user's legs are engaged in motion during which forces are being applied that tend to cause the user's respective ischial tubularities to move relative to a frame of the device. The structure includes two buttock supports having surfaces against which the bottom surfaces of the user's respective buttocks bear during the motion. A mechanism connects the two buttock supports to the frame of the device to permit simultaneously (1) free motion of the two buttock supports (a) up and down relative to a frame of the device and (b) back and forth relative to the frame of the device and (2) free variation of the angular orientations of the bottom surfaces of the user's buttocks back and forth, relative to a hypothetical horizontal plane that is fixed relative to the frame of the device. | 04-07-2016 |
20160144914 | Bicycle Seat for Protecting Ischial Tuberosities - A bicycle seat has a bicycle saddle with a forward end and a rearward end, the saddle having an ischial region. One or more cushioning pads are placed on the saddle in the ischial region. The cushioning pads have an upper surface, with the cushioning pads being connected to the saddle in a manner that enables the upper surface of the cushioning pads to move either from side to side with respect to the saddle during pedaling, or forward and rearward with respect to the saddle during pedaling, or both from side to side and forward and rearward during pedaling. | 05-26-2016 |
20160200382 | ERGONOMIC SEAT FOR A CYCLE | 07-14-2016 |
20170233020 | Bicycle Seat | 08-17-2017 |