Patent ID: 7431390

Claim:
A cycle saddle assembly consisting of: a stem unit having a saddle stem; a single pneumatic suspension member supported by the stem unit; and a saddle seat supported at least in part by the pneumatic suspension member for movement relative to the saddle stem, wherein the stem unit includes a single support plate which carries the single pneumatic suspension member, and wherein the stem unit further includes a locating strut element located at a midsection of a rear side of said saddle seat and coupled with the support plate and the saddle seat, said strut element slidably downwardly extending through a center hole of said pneumatic suspension member, a diameter of said locating strut element at a lower end of said center hole of said pneumatic suspension member being smaller than said center hole while said diameter of said locating strut element at an upper end of said center hole being larger than a diameter of said center hole, said locating strut element being slidable relative to the support plate, the pneumatic suspension member being located on the strut element, and having a diameter which is smaller than the transverse breadth of the rear side of said saddle seat, and a means for fastening the locating strut.