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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael McAndrews, Capitola, CA (US);
Brian Lampman, Aptos, CA (US);
Assignee:
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC., Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62J 1/06 (2006.01); B62J 1/08 (2006.01); F16F 13/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62J 1/06 (2013.01); B62J 1/08 (2013.01); F16F 13/002 (2013.01); F16F 15/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bicycle saddle suspension assembly comprises a body configured to couple to a bicycle frame; a saddle support mechanism configured to couple to a bicycle saddle; a suspension spring that biases the saddle support mechanism in a first direction with respect to the body; and a damping apparatus configured to damp motion of the saddle support mechanism with respect to the body, the damping apparatus configured to reduce a level of damping responsive to a terrain-induced force.