Patent ID: 7044542

Claim:
A pivotable bicycle seat for mounting to a bicycle post that automatically adjusts to accommodate the position of a rider on the seat, said seat comprising: a base defining the bottom portion of the seat; a ball having a neck wherein said neck can receive the post; and a means for pivotally securing the ball to the base, connected to generally the center of the base, to enable the base to pivot in any direction with respect to the post and provide for the base to pivot and adjust as the position of the rider changes while the bicycle is in motion and the rider is positioned on the seat; said means for pivotally securing having a top portion and a bottom portion, each top and bottom portion having a substantially concave recess to accept the ball so that the ball can pivot within each recess and the ball is not gripped by either recess, said bottom portion defining an opening located in the concave recess and whereby the ball is pivotally secured in the recesses between the top and bottom portions so that the neck extends through the bottom portion opening to enable the neck to be connected to the post.