Patent ID: 7559604

Claim:
A securement device for a saddle ( 1 ) on a saddle post head ( 4 ), comprising: a lower gripping member ( 5 ) and an upper gripping member ( 6 ); first parallel grooves ( 7 , 8 ) being provided in said lower gripping member ( 5 ) and disposed facing second parallel grooves ( 9 , 10 ) provided in said upper gripping member ( 6 ), wherein said first parallel grooves ( 7 , 8 ) and second parallel groves ( 9 , 10 ) face each other such that the first and second parallel grooves ( 7 , 9 ; 8 , 10 ) are adapted to receive longitudinal rails ( 11 , 12 ) fixed on the lower surface of the saddle ( 1 ), said lower gripping member ( 5 ) having an incurved surface that bears against a complementary incurved surface provided on a slider ( 15 ) so as to permit adjustment of an inclination of the saddle, said slider ( 15 ) being adapted to move in a longitudinal direction along a slide way ( 16 ) provided on the saddle post head ( 4 ), said upper gripping member ( 6 ) being connected to the saddle post head by a gripping screw ( 17 ) passing through a first hole ( 18 ) provided in the saddle post head ( 4 ); a second hole ( 19 ) provided in said slider ( 15 ), and a third hole ( 20 ) provided in the said lower gripping member ( 5 ), wherein the first hole ( 18 ) in the saddle post head ( 4 ) is a first longitudinal slot permitting continuous adjustment of the longitudinal position of said slider ( 15 ), and that the second hole ( 19 ) in said slider is a second slot aligned with said first hole ( 18 ) and permitting an inclination of said gripping screw ( 17 ) in a longitudinal plane.