Bicycle saddle to reduce perineal pressure

摘要

A bicycle saddle adapted to reduce pressure on a rider's perineum zone including a shell having a support portion for the ischial tuberosities and a narrow nose portion extending forward of the support portion. A channel of sloped depth runs substantially the length of the nose portion and follows the dimensions of the human body. The channel is depressed at a shoulder of the support portion so that little or no pressure is applied by the saddle to the central point of the perineal body. An air filled elastic member may be provided in the channel.

主权项

1. A bicycle saddle, adapted to reduce pressure on a rider's perineum zone comprising a shell with a support portion and a nose portion, said support portion having an upper surface upon which opposing ischial bones of a rider can be supported and a shoulder between the support portion and the nose portion, said nose portion extending axially forward of the support portion; said nose portion being narrow and tapering slightly towards a forward end, said nose portion being a flattened arched curve in longitudinal cross-section with a high point midway the shoulder and a downwardly sloped forward end and a longitudinal channel in an upper surface of the nose portion extending from the support portion substantially the length of the nose portion, said channel stepped down at the shoulder of the support portion, said channel being deepest at the shoulder and sloped upwardly to the high point and downwardly towards the forward end of the nose, said channel adapted to be positioned under the rider's perineum zone, an air filled tubular elastic member fitted into the channel, whereby the rider's perineum zone makes minimal contact with the elastic member at the support portion and comes progressively in contact along the length of the elastic member.