Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J1/00—Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts
  • B62J1/002—Saddles having a seating area with a central cavity or depression
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J1/00—Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts
  • B62J1/007—Saddles with specific anatomical adaptations
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
  • B62J1/00—Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts
  • B62J1/08—Frames for saddles; Connections between saddle frames and seat pillars; Seat pillars

Definitions

• the present finding relates to a support rail for the shell of the saddle for a bicycle, according to the general part of claim 1.
• bicycle saddles and in particular, those used for road racing, for both professional athletes as well as amateur bikers, and also those used for mountain bike riding, have a rail as a support element for the shell of said saddles.
• Said rails perform a dual function in guaranteeing the structural solidity of the shell, permitting the fixing of the saddle to the seat post positioned on the top of the tube that is located at the centre part of the bicycle frame.
• the user finds himself with a saddle that is not positioned in perfect symmetry with the longitudinal axis of the bicycle, and/or that however is not precisely positioned the way the user meant to adjust it at the beginning of the race.
• the main object of the present finding is to realise a support rail of the aforesaid type while eliminating the problems described above, in that it must be able to guarantee a stable positioning of the saddle shell even after hard and intense use of the saddle in question. Furthermore, said rail must be particularly simple as far as its construction is concerned, and must not present, in particular, any complications either for its production or use.
• Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the front part of a saddle including the rail according to the finding
• Figures 2 and 3 show respectively, a perspective and top plane view of a saddle using the rail according to the finding;
• Figures 4 and 5 show bottom plane views of a saddle shell of the type adapted for use with the rail according to the finding, respectively with and without the aforesaid rail;
• Figure 6 shows a rear view of a saddle shell using the rail according to the finding
• Figure 7 shows an overall view of the rail according to the finding
• Figure 7a shows an overall view of an alternative version of the rail according to the finding
• Figure 8 shows a view of an accessory that permits the fixation of the rail according to the finding, to the relative saddle shell
• Figure 9 shows a vertical section view of a male human body in a seated position on the saddle according to the finding, divided into four quadrants conventionally used to identify the human body.
• Figure 1 shows the rail according to the finding, in a manner that is per se known, under a saddle 2 for a bicycle, of the type normally used for road use, whether for racing or touring, as well as for mountain bikes.
• this rail provides structural solidity for the saddle as well as permitting the fixation by means of a clamp 3, of a type per se known, to the seat post 4, which in turn is inserted into the centre tube generally present in the bicycle frame.
• the rail according to the finding can be used in combination with a saddle shell of the type described in patent application n° VI2003A000020 by the same Applicant.
• the rail 1 is realised in a single element in a material which must be at the same time, resistant and elastic, in particular in stainless steel, aluminium alloy, special alloy, etc.
• Figure 7a shows a possible alternative configuration of the rail according to the finding, particularly suitable for touring bicycle saddles.
• the configuration of said rail is such that it is composed of two portions (I' and 1" respectively) that are perfectly symmetrical in relation to the longitudinal and vertical plane of symmetry of the saddle.
• both portions 1' and 1" of the rail present a first end section 5' and 5", arranged in a basically horizontal manner, in relation to its normal position after it has been mounted on the saddle, said sections then continue to form sections 6' and 6", which slope slightly, to continue forming sections 7' and 7", arranged in a basically horizontal manner, or slanted upwards for a maximum angle of 5° .
• the total section formed by 5', 6', 1' (and naturally also 5", 6", 7") are configured to create a structure with a basically S-shaped contour with a considerably lengthened section.
• the rail continues with two further straight sections 8', 8", which slope outwards and then reciprocally converge towards the centre line of the device.
• the structure then continues to the uppermost part of the two previous sections with two further sections 9' , 9", this time turning in an inward direction, thus forming with the two previous sections a basically L-shaped configuration.
• the structure continues with two short straight sections 10' , 10" which are united reciprocally by a single semi ⁇ circular structure 11, whose lower vertex is positioned exactly on the longitudinal centre line of the device.
• these figures show that at the rear part of the lower surface of the shell 13 there are two prismatic structures 14', 14", with a basically trapezoidal perimeter.
• the sides of these trapezia are approximately 1.5 to 2 cm long.
• section portions 9' and 10' (as well as 9" and 10") of the rail is set on said prismatic structures in channels 15' , 15" present on their surface.
• two cover plate elements 16', 16" (fig. 8) are destined to be positioned over the sections of the rail enclosing them between the cover plates and the prismatic structures.
• Each one of the said cover plates presents a plurality of holes 17', 17" (for example, four in number for each cover plate as shown in the figures) for the insertion of self-threading screws 19' , 19", that can be screwed into the shell thus fixing the cover plates and the rail onto the shell underneath, in a stable manner.
• FIGS 6 and 8 show the at the two cover plates 16', 16" can be reciprocally connected by a small bridge plate 18 which, after the cover plates have been mounted in their respective seats, can be attached to the rear of the shell in a manner similar to an identification or number plate.
• This small bridge plate could be printed with the saddle manufacturer's logo, or with other distinctive marking, patterns etc.
• the transversal section of the rail will be in circular form with a diameter of approximately 7mm.
• the total length of the said rail will be approximately 16-20 cm. Tests performed on the saddle have demonstrated that by adopting the aforesaid rail and its particular fixing devices to the shell, cyclists, whether for professional or touring use, always find the saddle in the same position previously set before use, even in the case of considerable stress caused by intense and prolonged use.
• the four quadrants of the human body, right and left, upper and lower (fig. 9) always remain stable and in correct axis with the saddle during any type of pedalling action, even intense or excessive, thus permitting all muscles and vital functions to interact in a uniform manner.
• said fig. 9 shows the K axis of the saddle, the imaginary x-y line parallel to the road plane, which corresponds with the stable support of the human body by the saddle; references v, z, j, and w indicate respectively the penis, testicles, pubic symphysis and coccyx.
• y' , y" and x' , x" indicate the four quadrants that conventionally divide the human body.

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