Patent ID: 8919875
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A base for a bicycle saddle, comprising: a load-bearing panel body; a rim surrounding said panel body, the load-bearing panel body and the rim integrally made of rigid or semi-rigid materials; said rim including a plurality of sections; and one of said sections of said rim having only a single, discrete, strip-shaped opening disposed therein and extending only along a portion of said one of said sections, all other portions of the rim outside of said single, discrete, strip-shaped opening being continuous and uninterrupted, such that an outer strip-shaped frame is defined, said discrete strip-shaped opening extending entirely through the panel body, wherein said portion of said one of said sections having said strip-shaped opening is more flexible than any other portion of said one of said sections of said rim because of said strip-shaped opening; wherein said body has a narrow front portion and a rear wide portion, and wherein said front narrow portion of said body has a front end, said rim has an arcuate tip section corresponding said front end of said front narrow portion, said single, discrete, strip-shaped opening is disposed on and extends along said arcuate tip section.