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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Massimo Losio, S. Guiseppe Di Cassola, IT;
Thomas Overthun, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher Cowart, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Selle Royal, S.p.A., Pietro, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/72 ; B62J 1/26 ; B60N 2/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/72 ; B62J 1/26 ; B60N 2/38 ;
Abstract
A ventilated support structure for a vehicle, such as a bicycle, comprising an upper side having a seat surface which is supported on a rigid or semi-rigid frame on which is anchored elastically flexible padding there between. The support structure may further comprise an aperture in an anterior portion of the frame. The aperture may be oriented at least partly in a direction of forward travel of the vehicle. An air distribution channel is connected to the aperture and is also connected to a plurality of air discharge openings to ventilate the seat surface.