Patent ID: 6113184
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A bicycle seat assembly for a bicycle having a seat post extending upwardly from a frame of the bicycle, the seat assembly comprising:a housing member, the housing member having an upper portion and a lower portion, an outer perimeter edge of said upper portion being coupled to said lower portion to form an interior space between the upper portion and the lower portion;said housing member further having a peripheral edge, said peripheral edge having a generally arcuate back portion and a pair of frontal projections, the frontal projections being spaced with respect to each other whereby the housing member is adapted to permit a scrotum of a user to hang freely between the frontal projections when the user is seated on the housing member;a cushioning member being positioned in the interior space of the housing member, the cushioning member being positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion;a spring assembly having a clamping member, the clamping member being adapted for coupling to the seat post of the bicycle;said spring assembly having a support frame coupled to the lower portion of the housing and a main frame coupled to the clamping member, the spring assembly further having a plurality of cylindrical spring members coupled between the support frame and the main frame;said support frame having a generally arcuate rear cross member and a rigid elongate perimeter edge member, said perimeter edge member having a pair of frontal protrusion support portions and an inwardly arcuate spacing portion positioned between said frontal protrusions support portions, said perimeter edge member extending outwardly from opposite ends of said rear cross member, said perimeter edge member being positioned such that said rear cross member and said perimeter edge member substantially correspond to and support said peripheral edge of said housing member; andsaid support frame further having a bracing assembly extending outwardly from said rear cross member towards said spacing portion of said perimeter edge member, said bracing assembly having a main brace member and a pair of lateral brace members, said lateral brace members extending between said main brace member and said perimeter edge member of said support frame.