Adjustable Bicycle Saddle for Ischial Tuberosity Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bicycle saddles often cause physical injuries such as prostatitis, erectile dysfunction, incontinence, and genital pain in men, and incontinence, vaginitis, urinary tract infections, and saddle sores in women due to poor design, leading to discomfort and health issues during long-duration cycling.
Innovation Solution
A bicycle saddle design featuring two adjustable seating portions shaped to accommodate a rider's ischial tuberosities, with a joining piece to distribute weight evenly, providing proper support and minimizing stress on sensitive areas, and allowing for individual anatomical adjustments to fit different pelvic dimensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional bicycle saddle designs are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but user comfort and health safety deteriorate due to improper weight distribution and pressure on sensitive areas
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle is divided into multiple independent seating portions (first seating portion, second seating portion, third seating portion) that can be independently positioned. Each portion is designed to support specific anatomical areas (ischial tuberosities, perineum), allowing targeted weight distribution while maintaining overall structural integrity through connecting elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The saddle incorporates adjustable mechanisms that allow the seating portions to be repositioned along the longitudinal axis. This dynamic adjustability enables users to customize the saddle configuration to match their individual pelvic width and anatomy, optimizing comfort and pressure distribution without requiring a completely new saddle design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable seating portions are added to accommodate individual anatomy, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle design uses standardized connecting elements and adjustment mechanisms that can accommodate a wide range of pelvic widths and anatomical variations. The same basic structure and adjustment system serves multiple functions: supporting different body weights, accommodating various pelvic dimensions, and providing comfort for different riding positions, eliminating the need for multiple specialized saddle designs.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If weight is distributed on ischial tuberosities rather than soft tissue, then health safety improves, but saddle design complexity increases due to precise positioning requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle design allows users to self-adjust the positioning of seating portions to match their individual anatomy. The adjustment mechanisms are designed to be user-friendly, requiring no specialized tools or expertise. Users can independently position the seating portions to achieve optimal weight distribution on their ischial tuberosities, eliminating the need for precision manufacturing of multiple fixed configurations.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the invention provide a customizable bicycle saddle for a bicycle. The bicycle saddle has been designed to allow it to be adjusted to match the ischial tuberosities of each rider's pelvis in order to minimize the pressure placed on other portions of the rider's body while seated on the bicycle. The bicycle saddle comprises a first seating portion that has been configured to allow a rider to sit on the bicycle, a second seating portion that has been configured to allow the rider to sit on the bicycle. The bicycle saddle also includes a first adjustment means configured to allow the first seating portion to be moved closer to the second seating portion, and a second adjustment means configured to allow the saddle to be moved closer to a forward portion on the bicycle.