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US 10,766,553 B2Granted
Folding bicycle lock with joint protection
AssigneeIno Vision Ltd.
InventorMichael Shenkerman
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Abstract
A bicycle lock (10) includes a plurality of link members (12), which are pivotally connected to one another by joint members (14). Each joint member (14) passes through an aperture (24) formed in each link member (12). One of the link members (12) is connected to a locking device (16). A joint member protector (203-217), which has a rounded surface, is adjacent each joint member (14).
Claims6
A bicycle lock comprising:
- a plurality of link members, which are pivotally connected to one another by joint members, each joint member passing through an aperture formed in each of said link members, one of said link members being connected to a locking device and each of said link members being formed with an annular groove around said joint member,
- wherein a joint member protector, which has a rounded surface, is adjacent each of said joint members;
- and wherein said joint member protector comprises a plurality of balls, or a plurality of rods or cylinders, or a hardened, cylindrical plug or sphere placed in a depression at both ends of said joint member, or a hardened core element that extends most or all of a length of said joint member, or mating male and female members formed on adjacent link members, or a protrusion that protrudes from one of a pair of adjacent link members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.