Patent ID: 11858576
Assignee: FOX FACTORY, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a lower post for insertion into a seat tube of a vehicle;
an upper post to telescopically couple with respect to said lower post to form a dropper seatpost;
a housing coupled to one end of said upper post;
a saddle rail clamp assembly coupled to said housing, said saddle rail clamp assembly comprising:
a lower saddle rail clamping portion rotatably coupled with said housing, said lower saddle rail clamping portion having a drooped shape such that said lower saddle rail clamping portion hangs down in a horizontal plane that intersects at or below a portion of said housing; and
an upper saddle rail clamping portion to couple with said lower saddle rail clamping portion to form a clamping structure in said horizontal plane that intersects at least said portion of said housing;

a first fastener to fixedly couple said upper saddle rail clamping portion with said lower saddle rail clamping portion at a first location on said housing;
at least a second fastener to fixedly couple said upper saddle rail clamping portion with said lower saddle rail clamping portion at a second location on said housing, wherein an adjustment to one or both of said first fastener and said second fastener adjusts a pitch of said saddle; and
at least one of said first fastener or said second fastener inverted in said housing to increase a standoff distance between a bottom of said saddle and a top of said first fastener or said second fastener.