Patent ID: 8764106

Claim:
A saddle structure, comprising: a shell ( 2 ) made of a relatively rigid material defining a longitudinal axis (X) and a substantially vertical plane of symmetry (V); a pronged connection ( 15 ) anchorable to a lower part of said shell ( 2 ) and having a central body ( 16 ) with a slotted through hole ( 23 ) provided with longitudinal edges ( 23 ′); connection means ( 11 ) intended to anchor said shell ( 2 ) to a seat post ( 12 ) of a frame of a bicycle or a pedal machine, wherein said connection means ( 11 ) comprise: a fork ( 24 ) having a pair of lateral wings ( 25 , 26 ) intended to house the central body ( 16 ) of said pronged connection ( 15 ), said lateral wings ( 25 , 26 ) being provided with respective cylindrical through openings ( 27 , 28 ) with a transverse common axis (Y) alignable with said slotted hole ( 25 ); locking means ( 29 ) for locking said fork ( 24 ) with respect to said pronged connection ( 15 ); wherein said longitudinal edges ( 23 ′) of said slotted through hole ( 23 ) are chamfered or flared, and that said locking means ( 29 ) comprise a first pair of inserts ( 30 , 31 ) insertable in a portion of said through openings ( 27 , 28 ) and a second pair of inserts ( 39 , 40 ) insertable in the remaining portion of said cylindrical through openings ( 27 , 28 ), there being provided first screw means ( 37 ) operating on said first pair of inserts ( 30 , 31 ) in order to mutually move them closer along said transverse axis (Y) and to interact with said longitudinal edges ( 23 ′) of said slotted through hole ( 23 ) in a manner so as to lock the longitudinal position of said pronged connection ( 15 ) with respect to said fork ( 24 ), and second screw means ( 43 ) operating on said second pair of inserts ( 39 , 40 ) in order to interact with said first pair of inserts ( 30 , 31 ) and to facilitate their mutual receding in a substantially radial direction with respect to said transverse axis (Y) in a manner so as to lock the angular position of said pronged connection ( 15 ) with respect to said fork ( 24 ).