A saddle for a bicycle, tricycle, exercise cycle or the like has a mounting arrangement which permits the saddle to rock from side to side as a rider pedals the cycle. The rocking motion has an effective centre above the surface of the saddle and the saddle is resiliently biased so as to return to i
A saddle for a bicycle, tricycle, exercise cycle or the like has a mounting arrangement which permits the saddle to rock from side to side as a rider pedals the cycle. The rocking motion has an effective centre above the surface of the saddle and the saddle is resiliently biased so as to return to its central position when the cycle is not being ridden.
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1. A saddle for a pedal-operated machine, said saddle having a seat portion having an upper surface for supporting the buttocks of a user and a mounting arrangement below the seat portion wherein said mounting arrangement permits the seat portion to perform a lateral rocking motion, said lateral roc
1. A saddle for a pedal-operated machine, said saddle having a seat portion having an upper surface for supporting the buttocks of a user and a mounting arrangement below the seat portion wherein said mounting arrangement permits the seat portion to perform a lateral rocking motion, said lateral rocking motion having an effective axis about which the motion is performed, said effective axis being disposed above the upper surface of the seat portion.2. The saddle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the effective axis of rocking motion of the seat portion extends substantially horizontally.3. The saddle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting arrangement includes a mounting bracket to permit the mounting of the saddle on the machine.4. The saddle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the mounting arrangement includes a track of a generally arcuate form and which defines a curved path along which the seat portion will move when in use.5. The saddle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the track is of part-circular form, centered on the axis disposed above the upper surface of the seat portion.6. The saddle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the track is in the form of a rail mounted on one of the seat portion and the bracket, and the other of the seat portion and the bracket has at least two rollers which run on the rail.7. The saddle as claimed in claim 6, wherein the rail has an upper surface and said at least two rollers run on the rail upper surface.8. The saddle as claimed in claim 7, wherein the rail is of a T shaped section with a flange projecting laterally from a central web and at least two additional rollers are disposed one on each side of the central web of the rail and arranged to run on the undersides of the flange, in opposition to said at least two rollers.9. The saddle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the track defines a channel-shaped groove and there are at least two rollers running in the groove.10. The saddle as claimed in claim 9, wherein two channel-shaped grooves are spaced apart in a direction parallel to the axis of rocking movement of the seat portion, and said rollers running in both of the grooves.11. The saddle as claimed in claim 4, wherein the bracket is connected to the track and the seat portion is provided with said rollers which run on the track.12. The saddle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the mounting arrangement includes two links each connected at their upper ends to the seat portion and at their lower ends to the mounting bracket, whereby the rocking motion is defined by the combined action of the links.13. The saddle as claimed in claim 12, wherein the links are resiliently deformable and said lower ends thereof are clamped to the mounting bracket, whereby the links are resiliently deformed as the saddle performs its rocking motion.14. The saddle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the seat portion is resiliently biased to a central position and moves against that bias when performing a rocking motion.15. The saddle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radius of curvature of the rocking movement of the seat portion lies in the range of 175 to 250 mm.16. A pedal-operated machine having pedals and a saddle, wherein the saddle has a seat portion having an upper surface for supporting the buttocks of a user and a mounting arrangement below the seat portion, wherein mounting arrangement permits the seat portion to perform a lateral rocking motion, said lateral rocking motion having an effective axis about which the motion is performed, and said effective axis being disposed above the upper surface of the seat portion.
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Bunnell ; III Frederick E. (Burbank CA) Combs Henry G. (Canyon Country CA), Articulated high “G”pilot S seat.
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