Seat post
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1. A system comprising:
- a seat post;
a user interface operatively connected with said seat post, said user interface configured for receiving instructions associated with a height of said seat post and for communicating said instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of said seat post; and
a valve assembly in communication with said motive source, said valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of said instructions by said motive source, wherein said valve assembly comprises;
two sets of check valves configured for at least one of opening and closing in response to said translation, said two sets of check valves positioned, relative to each other, in a series, and opposed to each other, such that one-way only movement is achieved in response to said translation.
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Abstract
A system including: a seat post; a user interface operatively connected with the seat post, the user interface configured for receiving instructions associated with a height of the seat post and for communicating received instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of the seat post; and a valve assembly in communication with the motive source, the valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of the received instructions by the motive source.
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29 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a seat post; a user interface operatively connected with said seat post, said user interface configured for receiving instructions associated with a height of said seat post and for communicating said instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of said seat post; and a valve assembly in communication with said motive source, said valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of said instructions by said motive source, wherein said valve assembly comprises; two sets of check valves configured for at least one of opening and closing in response to said translation, said two sets of check valves positioned, relative to each other, in a series, and opposed to each other, such that one-way only movement is achieved in response to said translation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a seat post; a user interface operatively connected with said seat post, said user interface to receive instructions associated with a height of said seat post and to communicate the received instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of said seat post; at least one power connector positioned at an upper end of a lower post, said at least one power connector located to enable power to be received at said seat post; and a valve assembly in communication with said motive source, said valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of said received instructions by said motive source. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a seat post; a user interface operatively connected with said seat post, said user interface configured for receiving instructions associated with a height of said seat post and for communicating received instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of said seat post; a valve assembly in communication with said motive source, said valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of said received instructions by said motive source; a motor output shaft coupled with said motive source and internal to said seat post, said motor output shaft configured for rotating in response to said translation; and a cam coupled with said motor output shaft and said valve assembly and internal to said seat post, said cam configured for moving in response to said rotating of said motor output shaft and configured for at least one of seating and unseating at least one check valve ball set. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a seat post; a user interface operatively connected with said seat post, said user interface configured for receiving instructions associated with a height of said seat post and for communicating received instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of said seat post; and a valve assembly in communication with said motive source, said valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of said received instructions by said motive source; and a switch coupled with said seat post, said switch configured for enabling a reprogramming of said valve assembly to operate in either an infinite positioning seat post height mode or said variable finite positioning seat post height mode. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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