Patent ID: 7654550

Claim:
An apparatus for attaching an accessory to a saddle post of a bicycle, the apparatus comprising: a plug attached to one of the saddle post of the bicycle and the accessory; a ferrule provided around the saddle post of the bicycle; a socket attached to the remaining one of the saddle post of the bicycle and the accessory, with the socket having a space with an open end, with the plug slideably and non rotatably received in the space through the open end, with the socket further including a first aperture spaced from the open end, wherein the socket further includes a second aperture in communication with the space and spaced from the first aperture, wherein the socket comprises two ears formed thereon; a fastener attaching one of the plug and the socket to the ferrule; a quick release on the socket and retaining the plug in the socket, wherein the quick release comprises: a cam pivotally connected to the two ears and formed with a lobe that can be inserted into the space through the second aperture and a flat portion next to the lobe; and a handle extended from the cam so that the handle is operable to pivot the cam, wherein the plug defines a recess receiving the lobe; and a positioning device connected to the plug for positioning the plug within the socket, with the positioning device being moveable relative to the plug between an insertion position and an engaged position, with the plug and the positioning device in the insertion position being of a size insertable into the space through the open end, with the positioning device in the engaged position located in the first aperture of the socket.