Claims
- 1. A bicycle saddle including a rigid saddle body formed as a loop member, an opening formed through said saddle body and a periphery defining said opening which is formed with a plurality of spring-retaining holes, said bicycle saddle further including a rigid spring-retaining assembly which has a plurality of spring-retaining holes, and a plurality of elongated coil springs connected between said saddle body and said spring-retaining assembly under tension, each of which has a first end secured to one of said retaining holes in said saddle body and a second end secured to one of said retaining holes in said spring-retaining assembly, characterized by:
- said spring-retaining assembly including:
- at least one first connecting member having a threaded hold formed therein and at least one of said retaining holes of said spring-retaining assembly;
- at least one second connecting member detachable from and independent of said first connecting member having a counterbore formed therethrough and at least one of said retaining holes of said spring-retaining assembly; and
- at least one screw member extending through said counterbore of said second connecting member and engaging said threaded hole of said first connecting member to engage said first and second connecting members.
- 2. A bicycle saddle as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said first connecting member includes a first block in which said threaded hole is formed and a first metal plate in which at least one of said retaining holes of said spring-retaining assembly is formed, said first metal plate being connected to a top face of said first block.
- 3. A bicycle saddle as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said second connecting member includes a second block in which said counterbore is formed and a second metal plate in which at least one of said retaining holes of said spring-retaining assembly is formed, said second metal plate being connected to a top face of said second block.
- 4. A bicycle saddle as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said first block has two through-holes and said second block has two rods correspondingly extending through said two through-holes of said first block.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/306,996, filed Sep. 16, 1994.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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