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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, WI (US);
Inventors:
David Camp, Canyon County, CA (US);
Jose Gonzalez, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trek Bicycle Corporation, Waterloo, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62J 1/08 (2006.01); B62K 19/36 (2006.01); B62K 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62J 1/08 (2013.01); B62K 19/00 (2013.01); B62K 19/36 (2013.01); B62J 2001/085 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32237 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus including a seat post. The seat post can include an upper post, a lower post, a first mechanical energy source, a second mechanical energy source, and a control mechanism. The first mechanical energy source can be configured to contract the lower post and the upper post. The second mechanical energy source can be configured to expand the lower post and the upper post. The control mechanism can be configured to activate the first mechanical energy source to contract the lower post and the upper post to a first predetermined position.