Patent ID: 7044540
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A saddle comprising: a support structure; a separate padding mounted on the top of said support structure and having, associated above it, a seating surface, said support structure comprising a plurality of superimposed first layers each made of a high-rigidity composite material including high-modulus fibers and having superimposed openings, said first layers being fixed to one another to form a unitary structure, said support structure further comprising at least one second layer made of a high-elasticity composite material including high-elongation fibers, said at least one second layer being imperforate and having a different form from said first layers and fixed thereto along a superimposed surface to define saddle portions with varying rigidity, said first layers and said at least one second layer being permanently molded and bonded together by a thermosetting or injected resin to form a unitary molded structure, said at least one second layer being interposed between two of said first layers to cover said superimposed openings so as to provide an elastically yielding zone.