Patent ID: 7367620

Claim:
A bicycle seat comprising: a seat rail comprising a cylindrical member formed into a substantially “V” shape having a notch at a front end and two rail elements extending rearward therefrom toward rear ends thereof, rear portions of the rail elements substantially parallel; and a base having an approximately rounded triangular shape, an upper face thererof adapted for receiving a rider, a lower face thereof having a depression therein surrounded by a base lower edge, a front attachment element adjacent a front end thereof having means for affixing the seat rail adjacent the notch thereto, the front attachment element comprising a substantially “V”-shaped nest positioned and dimensioned to receive the seat rail notch and a front rail support comprising a plate affixable to sandwich the seat rail notch between the nest and the front rail support, the front attachment element further comprising a substantially “M”-shaped brace dimensioned for positioning between the nest and the plate, and shaped to cover a front portion of the seat rail adjacent the notch, and a rail receptacle adjacent a rear end thereof having apertures therein facing forward and dimensioned and positioned for receiving rear portions of the rail elements thereinto, the front attachment element and the rail receptacle positioned relative to the base lower edge that the seat rail is housed completely within the base depression.