Patent 11485437 was granted and assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America on November, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A saddle for a bicycle can be configured to provide improved vibration isolation performance. The saddle can include a saddle body. The saddle body can include a front region and a rear region. The saddle can include a plurality of isolators. The plurality of isolators can be operatively connected to the saddle body in the rear region. The plurality of isolators can include a stack of a plurality of conical springs. The saddle can include a rail member. The rail member can be operatively connected to the plurality of isolators. Further, the rail member can be operatively connected to the saddle body in the front region.