Patent ID: 6290794
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A method of making a bicycle saddle, said method comprising the steps of:providing a bicycle saddle shell;providing a fabric of a size and shape suitable for covering at least a top surface of the shell;providing a mold having a molding surface defining a desired contour for a seat of the bicycle saddle;sealing the fabric to the shell;disposing the shell having the fabric sealed thereto, in the mold such that the fabric faces the molding surface;injecting a gelable medium between the bicycle saddle shell and the fabric in order to force the fabric away from the shell and into intimate contact with the molding surface;contouring the seat of the bicycle saddle by allowing the gelable medium to gelate and bond with the fabric while the shell is disposed in the mold; andremoving the shell having the desired contoured seat bonded thereto from the mold.