Patent ID: 7144029

Claim:
Apparatus for attaching a bicycle seat to a bicycle seat post comprising: a) a main body having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, said main body including: 1) a laterally extending bore therethrough, 2) a vertically extending bore extending from said bottom surface and terminating at the intersection of said laterally extending bore, and 3) in said top surface a laterally extending slot opposite said vertically extending bore, e) a vertically extending post pivotally positioned upon a pivot pin longitudinally extending across said slot whereby a lower portion of said post, below said pivot, extends into said laterally extending bore thereby dividing said laterally extending bore into a left and right chamber, whereby said post may oscillate within said slot in the lateral direction, f) a laterally extending compression spring within each of said left and right chambers, g) an end cap threaded into the open end of said left and right chamber whereby the compressive force applied to the lower portion of said vertically extending post may be adjusted by threadingly advancing said end cap inward or outward within said left and right chamber.