Patent ID: 8851566

Claim:
A ventilated saddle structure for bicycles, motorbikes, or pedal powered machines, comprising: a support frame ( 2 ) designed to be anchored to a bicycle, motorbike, or pedal powered machine; and a seating surface ( 3 ) associated to said frame ( 2 ); wherein said seating surface ( 3 ) comprises a membrane ( 4 ) made from a perforated and at least partially deformable material, shaped to match a user's anatomy; wherein said frame ( 2 ) comprises at least one thrust device ( 15 ) designed to elastically interact from below with said membrane ( 4 ); wherein said frame ( 2 ) further comprises at least one upper peripheral member ( 5 ) designed to support said membrane ( 4 ) and at least one lower stiffening member ( 6 ) susceptible to be anchored to a bicycle, motorbike, or pedal-powered machine; wherein said thrust device ( 15 ) is interposed between said membrane ( 4 ) and said stiffening member ( 6 ) and comprises at least one shaped pressure member ( 16 ) having a plan shape corresponding to a shape of said peripheral member ( 5 ) and an upper face designed to act on a lower surface of said membrane ( 4 ); wherein said pressure member ( 16 ) is a substantially laminar member with a shape complementary to and facing said membrane ( 4 ) and is provided with venting apertures ( 17 , 17 ′, 17 ″) adapted to be located at least in the user's ischiatic and scrotal zones and close to edges of said pressure member ( 16 ); wherein said pressure member ( 16 ) and said membrane ( 4 ) are unitarily joined to said peripheral member ( 5 ); and wherein said thrust device ( 15 ) further comprises at least one elastic compression member ( 18 ) located below said pressure member ( 16 ), said elastic compression member ( 18 ) being adapted to force upwards said membrane ( 4 ) to hold said membrane ( 4 ) in original conformation, thereby counteracting or at least limiting a deformation caused by the user's weight.