Seat including inflatable bladder and electrically powered air compressor

A seat 10 for a vehicle, such as a bicycle 12, includes a stem 14 for coupling to the bicycle 12. The seat 10 includes a saddle 16 supported by the stem 14 and an inflatable bladder (18,20,22 figure 3) supported by the saddle 16. An electrically powered air compressor 24 is supported by the stem 14...

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Hauptverfasser: SCOTT HOLMES DUNHAM, ANTHONY LIGI, KENNETH A STONER, BERNARD GERARD MARCHETTI
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A seat 10 for a vehicle, such as a bicycle 12, includes a stem 14 for coupling to the bicycle 12. The seat 10 includes a saddle 16 supported by the stem 14 and an inflatable bladder (18,20,22 figure 3) supported by the saddle 16. An electrically powered air compressor 24 is supported by the stem 14 and is in fluid communication with the bladder (18,20,22 figure 3) for inflating the bladder. The compressor 24 may be stored in a cavity within the stem 14. The stem 14 may be connected to the frame of the bike, there being corresponding electrical connectors (42,44 figure 2) on the components 14, 26, there may also be respective connectors (48,50 figure 2) on the components 14, 26 for fluidly coupling the compressor 24 to additional components of the bicycle.