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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7251470 | Emergency response system with personal emergency device An emergency request system includes a portable emergency device designed to be carried on the person of a user, the emergency device containing stored data useful in the event of an emergency, such as data on medical problems of the user, contact information of a p... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7172180 | Method and device for absorbing shocks and vibrations particularly for a bicycle The device for absorbing shocks and vibrations particularly for a bicycle comprises at least one shock-absorber element (2) with first means (3) for connection to the frame (4) of said bicycle and second means (5) for connection to the sa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163518 | Walking leg support Apparatus attaches to the leg at or below the knee to take the shock of walking off the foot and ankle. The foot is encased in a boot. Two spaced-apart tubes extend upward from a subfloor mounted below the boot. The boot is mounted for sliding up and down on the tub... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144029 | Bicycle seat attachment The present invention discloses unique apparatus for attaching a bicycle seat to a typical bicycle seat support post. The seat attaching apparatus permits the seat to controllably tilt, to the left and/or right of the bicycle longitudinal center line, as the bicycli... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125030 | Seatpost with vibration isolation member A bicycle designed to reduce the transfer of vibrations to the rider. The bicycle includes a seatpost assembly comprising an inner member, an outer member at least partially surrounding a portion of the inner member, and a damping member disposed between the inner m... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104532 | Shock absorbing assembly for a bicycle A bicycle seat shock absorber comprising a shaft for attaching to a bicycle frame, a contoured flat spring having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is attached to the shaft, a support member having a first end and a second end wherein the first end ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7025367 | Adjustable air cushion bicycle seat An adjustable air cushion bicycle seat hydraulic ram system mounted within the seat post of a bicycle with one end of the ram attached to the bicycle seat, and the other end of the ram in communication with an internal reservoir associated with an adjustable pressur... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6913560 | Stationary bike A stationary exercise bicycle is provided having a frame, a resistance member, a drive assembly, a right pedal, a left pedal, a seat and an adjustable seat mechanism utilizing a rack. Assembly and disassembly of a three piece crank arm assembly is accomplished witho... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6581919 | Shock absorbing seat post A seat post for a cycle has inner and outer members that are slidably mounted together forming a variable volume chamber. The variable volume chamber communicates with a fixed volume chamber in the inner member through orifices and a check valve. Slots ar... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578834 | Stabilizing plate for use with spring-mounted seats or saddles The invention is a hinged stabilizing plate for use with spring-mounted seats or saddles on vehicles including bicycles, motorcycles, quadrunners, and other similar types. The device allows full travel by the springs in a vertical motion while not allowin... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6565487 | Exerciser having a forward and rearward adjusting seat An exerciser includes a base having a handle and having a post for supporting a seat which is secured on and supported on a support. A pair of bars have the lower ends pivotally secured to the post and have the upper ends pivotally secured to the support,... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6349957 | Shock absorber for cycle and methodology incorporating the same A shock absorber for use with a cycle comprises elongated first and second tubular members and a biasing assembly. The first tubular member is associated with the cycle's frame and has a longitudinal axis. The second tubular member has a lower end portion... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6270065 | Seat suspension assembly for a two-wheeler A seat suspension assembly for a bicycle has a movable and cushioning intermediate section between a lower seat post part and an upper seat attachment part. The intermediate section comprises parallel bars journalled to a head on top of the seat post, and... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6206396 | Cycle incorporating shock absorber A cycle adapted to travel in an upright position along a support surface comprises a rigid frame, a plurality of wheels rotatably journaled with respect to the frame, a suspension tube mounted to the frame for reciprocal movement in upward and downward di... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6176476 | Suspension seatpost for the seat of a bicycle According to an illustrative example of the invention, a suspension seatpost comprises a oil-gas buffer for absorbing the energy from vibration, and an adjustable device is to adjust the preload of the buffer to suit the requirement of user. The suspensio... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6149175 | Bicycle suspension A suspension assembly for a bicycle frame which elastically supports a rear frame member, which in turn rotatably supports the rear wheel. The suspension assembly is positioned around the bottom bracket such that the rear frame member pivots about the axi... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6095538 | Suspension seat post for a bicycle seat A suspension seat post for a bicycle comprising a tubular housing having a cylindrical bore formed therein which has upper and lower bushings positioned therein with the upper and lower bushings having hexagonal bores extending therethrough. A hexagonal s... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6073949 | Slider beam suspension system for a bicycle seat A bicycle (10) including a novel suspension system (30) for supporting a bicycle seat (32). The suspension system (30) includes an elongate beam (34) rotatably attached at one end to the down tube (26) of the bicycle (10) and extending upwardly and rearwa... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6032934 | Shock-absorbing device A shock-absorbing device includes a first crank member, a buffering unit and a second crank member. The first crank member has a first hole formed therein. The buffering unit is inserted into the first hole, and has a cylindrical hollow outer wall, a cyli... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5934420 | Device for resiliently suspending a piston on a closed-off hydraulic column A volume spring element 152 is located inside the piston 10 which is open to the cylinder 20. The spring element 152 is surrounded by hydraulic liquid on all sides except at its surface 1521 at which the element 152 is attached to the piston 10. When the ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5915675 | Seat suspension device A seat suspension device includes a base member disposed to a top of a seat tube, two bars respectively and pivotally connected to the base member at a respective one of two ends thereof, the other end of each of the two bars pivotally connected between t... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5911430 | Bicycle seat post shock absorber A new bicycle seat post shock absorber for dampening impacts and vibrations directed though the bicycle frame to a bicycle seat. The inventive device includes a cylindrical seat post plunger inserted into the hollow interior of a tubular sleeve member des... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5881988 | Non-rotatable seat assembly A seat assembly includes a seat tube in which a seat post is movably received therein which has a clamping member with a seat disposed thereto. The seat post has two plain portions defined diametrically opposite in an outer periphery thereof and the seat ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5855363 | Spring and rebound support for bicycle seat A spring support assembly for a bicycle seat, having a lower cylindrical post, an upper post concentrically disposed within the lower post and vertically slidable within it, the two posts together providing an enclosed spring chamber, a gas spring dispose... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5704626 | Suspension device for reducing transmission of shock through bicycle components A shock vibration transmission reducing suspension device includes an outer tube for mounting to a bicycle frame, a lower guide element having a rectangular bore and stationarily secured in the outer tube between and spaced from an open top end and closed... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5702093 | Shock absorbing device for a bicycle seat A shock absorbing device includes a bracket having a lower portion pivotally engaged with one side portion of a base frame. A supporting base has one end portion pivotally engaged with an upper portion of the bracket. A shock absorbing block is received i... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5590869 | Adjustable buffer device for a bicycle An adjustable buffer device is disposed between one end of the rear stay and the central portion of a cross bar. The adjustable buffer device has a hollow main body, a seal ring, a shaft cover, a shaft, a spring, and an adjustable valve. A cover seat is d... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5577790 | Shock absorbing seat mount A suspended, gravity centering, shock absorbing seat mount includes a pair of elongated mounting brackets (2) for attaching the seat mount to a vehicle. An upper pivot shaft (5) extends laterally between the mounting brackets. A shackle (3) is mounted at ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5507476 | Shock-absorbing assembly for bicycle saddle An improved shock-absorbing assembly in combination with a bicycle saddle is equipped with a pair of vibration springs having two bell-shaped portions connected end to end and a receving groove is disposed at the junction thereof. A retaining member havin... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5425526 | Telescopic tube mounting device A telescopic tube mounting device, which includes an outer tube having a coupling at the top, an inner tube made to slide in and out of the outer tube and locked at the desired elevation by a lock screw on the coupling, a C-shaped locating ring fastened t... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5316259 | Cycle seat support apparatus An apparatus is described for use in dampening impact loading transmitted between a cycle frame and a cycle seat. The cycle seat support apparatus has: an elongated sleeve attachable at one end to the cycle frame and having an opening extending into the s... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5062617 | Shock absorbing support post There is provided a new and useful shock absorbing support post for a bicycle seat comprising a tubular member having top and bottom ends, a shock absorber within the tubular member, an elongated cylindrical stem partially within and in sliding engagement... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5029888 | Bicycle seat support A seat support for a bicycle including a combination beam interconnected with a bicycle frame at one end and having a seat mounted on its opposite end. The combination beam includes longitudinally extending load support members of relatively high modulus ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5024413 | Sprung bicycle seat post A seat post includes a seat mounting supported for lengthwise-displacement and a compression spring cooperating between the seat mounting and its support. The support for the seat mount has a main part to be secured to the bicycle and upper and lower flan... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4934724 | Combination beam seat support A seat support for a vehicle including a combination beam interconnected with the vehicle at one end and having a seat mounted on its opposite end. The combination beam includes longitudinally extending load support members of relatively high modulus of e... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4807856 | Adjustable bicycle seat post A seat post is axially slidable in a mounting tube member secured in a bicycle-type seat tube or mast. The seat post is biased upwardly by a main spring within the mounting tube member which as an enlarged collar at the top end. The collar supports lock m... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4789176 | Adjustable cycle-type seat post assembly An adjustable cycle-type seat post assembly comprises a tubular seat post which fits slidably within an upstanding tubular seat mast. The seat post has a cylindrical bore with a closed upper end and an open lower end. A mounting shaft has an elongated bod... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4681292 | Pneumatic seat support with linkage and horizontal shock absorbers Horizontal pneumatic shock absorbers are connected through gears and levers to convert the longitudinal control of the shock absorbers to vertical control of seat frames of vehicles. Particularly, a preferred embodiment of a resilient support has sufficie... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4632355 | Pneumatic seat support with linkage and horizontal shock absorbers Horizontal pneumatic shock absorbers are connected through gears and levers to convert the longitudinal control of the shock absorbers to vertical control of seat frames of vehicles. Particularly, a preferred embodiment of a resilient support has sufficie... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4353570 | Oil brake device for use in bicycles This disclosure provides an oil brake device for use in the bicycle in which a saddle support is resiliently suspended independent of a main body frame so as to prevent the transmission of shock and vibrations of front and rear wheels in bicycle riding. T... | 10/12/1982 |
