US 11,912,362 B2
Bicycle saddle
Yong Joo Kim, Chuncheon-si (KR)
Assigned to Huan Co., Ltd., Chuncheon-si (KR)
Appl. No. 17/619,926
Filed by HUAN CO., LTD., Chuncheon-si (KR)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/008615
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/020748, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0092355 (KR), filed on Jul. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355878 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B62J 1/02 (2006.01); B62J 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62J 1/007 (2013.01) [B62J 1/002 (2013.01); B62J 1/005 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle saddle comprising:
a saddle frame disposed on a bicycle frame;
a saddle plate disposed on top of the saddle frame and made of hard synthetic resin; and
a saddle seat disposed on top of the saddle plate to elastically support the hips,
wherein the saddle seat is divided into a first seat and a second seat having top portions rounded with a given radius of curvature, and the first seat and the second seat are disposed spaced apart from each other along the width direction of the saddle seat, and between the first seat and the second seat is disposed an arch-shaped ischium accommodation portion for accommodating the ischial tuberosities of the pelvis thereinto to prevent the arteries, veins, and nerves from a rider's anus to the genitals from being compressed against the saddle seat by his or her body weight,
wherein the first seat and the second seat each extend along edges of both sides of the saddle plate,
wherein a front part of the saddle seat comprises, between the first seat and the second seat, a ventilation portion for communicating with the ischium accommodation portion and allowing external air to flow therethrough, and rear end part of the saddle seat comprises a gap for preventing the coccyx from coming into contact with the saddle seat,
wherein the saddle plate has a pair of openings formed thereon to communicate with an ischium accommodation portion in the vertical direction, and the openings are formed on one side of the saddle plate and the other side with respect to a longitudinal central portion of the saddle plate, respectively, and rear end part of the saddle plate comprises a concave groove communicating with the gap in the vertical direction to prevent the coccyx from coming into contact with the saddle plate.