Patent ID: 6378938
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A cycle seat for a bicycle comprising:an inclined surface forming abutment means for receiving a portion of a rider's anatomy which is adjacent to at least one of the rider's ischial bones, the abutment means being dimensioned to receive only the portion of the rider's anatomy adjacent to the ischial bones so that the rider's soft tissue substantially outside the ischial bone(s) is not compressed by the seat when the rider is on the seat; and support means coupled to said abutment means for supporting the abutment means and for coupling the seat to the bicycle so that the abutment means is permanently transverse with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bicycle when the support means couples the seat to the bicycle so that without other supports, it is not possible to permanently sit on the inclined surface with the backbone of the rider arranged generally vertically.