Patent ID: 8109423
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A quick-connect structure for removably coupling an accessory to a bicycle saddle having a load bearing body, said structure comprising a male member formed to engage a corresponding female member, a locking mechanism for preventing unintentional disengagement of the male member from the female member, and a disengagement mechanism distinct from the male member, wherein the female member is integrally and monolithically formed in the body of the saddle, wherein the male member includes a first elongated portion useful for removable insertion into the female member and a second portion for rigid connection to the accessory, wherein the first elongated portion and the second portion are pivotally attached to each other to form a predetermined angle α and are rotatably coupled to each other for mutual relative rotation about a predetermined axis X, the axis X being substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bicycle saddle, the female member defining a receptacle, with a shape complementary to that of the first elongated portion of the male member, having an upper wall and a lower wall joined together by a pair of side walls, wherein the first portion of the male member includes a free end for removable connection to the female member and the second portion includes a free end for rigid connection to the accessory.