The present invention relates generally to a bicycle saddle, and more particularly to a bicycle saddle supporting frame which is provided with a bracing member for preventing the bicycle saddle supporting frame from moving sideway at the time when the saddle is loaded with a weight.
As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional bicycle saddle has a main body 1, which has a profile becoming progressively wider from the front end thereof toward the rear end thereof and is supported by a metal frame 2 in such a manner that the underside of the front end of the main body 1 is fastened with a curved portion 3 of the metal frame 2, and that the underside of the rear end of the main body 1 is fastened with two gradually-diverging arms 4. The main body 1 is mounted on a seat post 6 in conjunction with a connection seat 5 which is fastened at one end thereof with the two arms 4 and at other end thereof with the top end of the seat post 6.
Such a conventional form of fastening the bicycle saddle with the bicycle seat post 6 as described above is defective in design in that the metal frame 2 has a propensity to sway to one side, as shown by the dotted lines in FIG. 2, at such time when the corresponding side of the metal frame 2 is exerted on by an external force as shown by an arrow in FIG. 2. It is conceivable that the lateral movement of the bicycle saddle can cause a great deal of discomfort to the hips of a bicyclist. In addition, the lateral movement of the metal frame 2 can result in damage or even crack of fastening portions 8 between the main body 1 and the two arms 4 of the metal frame 2.
The primary objective of the present invention is therefore to provide a simple and cost-effective technique for overcoming the deficiencies of the conventional bicycle saddle as described above.
The technique of the present invention involves a measure by which two gradually-diverging arms of the bicycle saddle supporting frame are reinforced by a bracing means, which is preferably made of a rigid material. The two arms are reinforced by the bracing means such that the two arms are slightly expandable in opposite directions so as to be fastened with both sides of the underside of the main body of the bicycle saddle. In addition, the bracing means of the present invention is compatible with the bicycle saddles of various sizes in view of the fact that the bracing means enables the distance between the two retaining portions of the two arms to be adjusted.
The objective, features, functions, and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of two preferred embodiments of the present intention with reference to the accompanying drawings.