US 12,269,547 B2
Seat post assembly with automatic power connector
Brian Jordan, Highland Park, IL (US); Charles Dunlap, Manitou Springs, CO (US); and Sage Hahn, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/991,205.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166285 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. B62J 1/08 (2006.01); B62J 1/06 (2006.01); B62K 3/02 (2006.01); B62K 19/36 (2006.01)
CPC B62J 1/06 (2013.01) 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat post assembly comprising:
a first tube moveable along an axis between a first position and a second position;
a second tube telescopically moveable along the axis relative to the first tube between a retracted position and an extended position;
a positioning assembly configured to adjustably position the second tube relative to the first tube; and
an electric actuator adapted to be automatically electrically connected to a power source when the first tube is moved from the first position to the second position, and wherein the electric actuator is adapted to be automatically electrically disconnected from the power source when the first tube is moved from the second position to the first position, wherein the electric actuator is movable to actuate the positioning assembly in response to an electrical current adapted to be transmitted from the power source when the first tube is in the first position to adjustably position the second tube relative to the first tube.