Bicycle saddle

Claim 2

A bicycle saddle comprising a rigid supporting body, a foamed cushion body formed thereon, and an external homogeneous cover skin over said cushion merging with said cushion body by a substantially continuous zone of pores of progressively reduced size in the direction of said skin with said skin thereby being inseparably connected to said foamed cushion body, and said cushion body being connected inseparably to said supporting body by a connecting means including said foamed cushion body being formed in a shape at least partially surrounding said supporting body, said supporting body consisting of hard foam.

Claim 3

The bicycle saddle as recited in claim 1, wherein said supporting body is provided with stabilizing beads to form an enlarged connecting surface for said foam material.

Claim 4

The bicycle saddle as recited in claim 2, comprising a metal plate as said supporting body, and threaded fixing bolts rigidly secured to said metal plate in the region of said beads.

Claim 5

The bicycle saddle of claim 1, wherein the supporting body of hard foam is provided with reinforcing ribs.

Claim 6

The bicycle saddle of claim 1, further comprising riblike reinforcing members provided on the lower side of said supporting body, said securing members being integral with said supporting body and made of the same material.

Claim 7

The bicycle saddle of claim 1, wherein said supporting body defines apertures, there being a layer of soft foam on both sides of said supporting body, and interconnections between said soft foam layers through said apertures.

Claim 8

The bicycle saddle of claim 5, wherein said securing members extend out of said cushion body on the underside thereof, and are provided with receiving apertures.

Claim 9

A bicycle saddle comprising a supporting body of hard foam, a padding member of soft foam formed on said supporting body, rib-shaped edges formed on said supporting body and being bent over to form an enlarged connecting surface for said soft foam material, fastening members provided on the underside of said supporting body to a saddle frame or a saddle bridge, receiving apertures provided in said fastening members, said soft foam padding member embracing the seat surface and the lateral edges of said hard foam supporting member like a hood and enclosing at least the lower edge of the rim of said supporting body on the underside of the saddle, a cover skin over said soft foam padding member, wherein said padding member consists of an open-pore foam body merging by way of a zone of pores of reduced size into said cover skin.

Claim 10

A bicycle saddle comprising a supporting body of hard foam, a padding member of soft foam formed on said supporting body, rib-shaped edges formed on said supporting body and being bent over to form an enlarged connecting surface for said soft foam material, fastening members provided on the underside of said supporting body to a saddle frame or a saddle bridge, receiving apertures provided in said fastening members, said soft foam padding member embracing the seat surface and the lateral edges of said hard foam supporting member like a hood and enclosing at least the lower edge of the rim of said supporting body on the underside of the saddle, a cover skin over said soft foam padding member, wherein said padding member consists of an open-pore foam body merging by way of a zone of pores of reduced size into said cover skin.

Claim 11

A bicycle saddle comprising a supporting body of hard foam, a padding member of soft foam formed on said supporting body, passages for said soft foam material provided in said supporting body, rib-shaped edges formed on the lateral edges of said supporting body and being bent over downwards to stabilize the supporting body and form an enlarged connecting surface for said soft foam material, fastening members provided on the underside of said supporting body between the lateral edges thereof and projecting downwards for fastening to a saddle frame or saddle bridge, receiving apertures being provided in said fastening members, said receiving apertures extending at right angles to the directiOn of extension of said fastening members, said soft foam padding member embracing the seat surface and the lateral edges of said supporting body like a hood, the edge region of said soft foam padding member enclosing on the underside of the saddle at least the lower edge of the rim of the supporting body, and the center region of said soft foam padding member enclosing the underside of the seat member of the supporting body, the soft foam material covering the center region of said supporting body and extending from the upper surface to the underside of said supporting body through said passage apertures, a cover skin over said soft foam padding member, wherein said padding member consists of an open-pore foam body merging by way of a zone of pores of reduced size into said cover skin.

Claim 12

A bicycle saddle comprising a supporting body of hard foam, a padding member of soft foam formed on said supporting body, passages for said soft foam material provided in said supporting body, rib-shaped edges formed on the lateral edges of said supporting body and being bent over downwards to stabilize the supporting body and form an enlarged connecting surface for said soft foam material, fastening members provided on the underside of said supporting body between the lateral edges thereof and projecting downwards for fastening to a saddle frame or saddle bridge, receiving apertures being provided in said fastening members, said receiving apertures extending at right angles to the directiOn of extension of said fastening members, said soft foam padding member embracing the seat surface and the lateral edges of said supporting body like a hood, the edge region of said soft foam padding member enclosing on the underside of the saddle at least the lower edge of the rim of the supporting body, and the center region of said soft foam padding member enclosing the underside of the seat member of the supporting body, the soft foam material covering the center region of said supporting body and extending from the upper surface to the underside of said supporting body through said passage apertures, a cover skin over said soft foam padding member, wherein said padding member consists of an open-pore foam body merging by way of a zone of pores of reduced size into said cover skin.