Noseless Bicycle Saddle with Forward Support for Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bicycle saddles with noses cause genital numbness, erectile dysfunction, and impotence due to pressure on critical arteries and nerves, and noseless designs compromise stability and maneuverability.
Innovation Solution
A noseless bicycle saddle design featuring a post, connecting arms, and a forward support that presses against the rider laterally and above the genitals, providing adjustability to accommodate different anatomies and preferences, thus eliminating pressure on nerves and arteries while maintaining stability and handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a nose is added to the saddle to prevent sliding forward, then stability and maneuverability are improved, but pressure on the perineum increases causing genital numbness and erectile dysfunction
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle is divided into two separate support elements: a noseless seat portion and a forward support element. This segmentation allows each element to perform its specific function independently - the seat provides primary support while the forward support prevents sliding without compressing the perineum, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and harmful pressure.
Solution Approach 2:
The forward support acts as an intermediary element positioned between the rider's body and the potential compression zone. It provides the necessary forward contact point to prevent sliding while its specific positioning and design prevent direct compression of the perineal arteries and nerves, mediating between the need for stability and the need to avoid harmful pressure.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the nose is removed to relieve pressure on arteries and nerves, then genital health is improved, but the rider slides forward compromising stability and handling
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the saddle into a noseless seat and a separate forward support, the invention removes the harmful nose portion while preserving its useful function through the forward support element. This allows the seat to be completely noseless (relieving pressure) while the forward support independently provides stability and prevents sliding.
Solution Approach 2:
The harmful nose portion is extracted and removed from the saddle design. The essential function of preventing forward slide is then achieved through a different configuration - the forward support element positioned to contact the rider's thighs or hips rather than compressing the perineum, thus extracting the harmful element while preserving the useful function.
3Stress or pressure
If a recessed channel is placed down the center of the saddle to relieve pressure, then pressure distribution is improved, but critical arteries and nerves are not centered and compression continues
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of modifying the seat with recesses or channels that fail to address the root problem, the invention takes out the entire nose structure that causes perineal compression. The forward support is positioned to contact the rider lateral to and above the genitals, completely removing the source of harmful compression rather than attempting to redistribute pressure ineffectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the dimensional approach from vertical pressure relief (recesses in the seat) to lateral and forward support (forward support element). By positioning the forward support to contact the rider's thighs or hips laterally and above the genitals, it addresses pressure relief in a different spatial dimension, avoiding compression of the perineal arteries and nerves entirely.
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AI summary
A novel bicycle saddle design comprises a post, a connecting arm, a seat, and a forward support. The connecting arm is attached to the post, and the seat is attached to the connecting arm. The forward support is attached to the connecting arm and is positionable forward of and in spaced relation to the seat. The forward support is also positionable so as to press against a rider lateral to and above the genitals of the rider while the rider is seated on the seat and peddling a bicycle. In such a manner, the bicycle saddle provides a noseless saddle design that prevents the rider from sliding forward off the seat while also enhancing the rider's ability to stabilize, maneuver, and handle the bicycle. Without a nose, pressure on and compression of the nerves and arteries at the rider's perineum are essentially eliminated, mitigating the health issues of prior-art saddle designs.