Patent ID: 7578553

Claim:
A bicycle seat clamp arrangement, comprising: a mount adapted to extend in a lengthwise direction below a bicycle seat, said mount having a first mounting surface defining at least one protrusion and a third mounting surface defining at least one protrusion; a clamp assembly configured to apply a clamping force in a lateral direction to said mount to hold said bicycle seat in a desired position relative to said clamp assembly, said clamp assembly comprising a first clamp member and a second clamp member which receive the mount therebetween, wherein said first clamp member defines a second mounting surface defining at least one depression and said second clamp member defines a fourth mounting surface defining at least one depression; wherein said at least one depression of said second mounting surface and said at least one protrusion of said first mounting surface are sized and shaped to interlock and said at least one depression of said fourth mounting surface and said at least one protrusion of said third mounting surface are sized and shaped to interlock and thereby inhibit relative fore and aft movement of the bicycle seat relative to said clamp assembly from said desired position; wherein said first and second mounting surfaces and said third and fourth mounting surfaces comprise complementary wedge shapes that define an oblique angle relative to said first direction to inhibit rocking of said bicycle seat relative to said clamp assembly.