Bipod lock
OwnerMichael Hahninventor
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Abstract
A lock for securing a bipod against theft, which may include a base, and first and second locking members each connected to the base. The first and second locking members are shaped and designed to lock one or more of the following parts of the bipod to a rigid object: a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a frame. In a preferred embodiment, the locking members include elongated loops, such as elongated arch-shaped members, which are preferably nestable for ease of transportation and storage, and whose distal ends may be removably connected to the base. One or more of the distal ends of the locking members may be permanently attached to the base, so that the locking mechanism may be transported and stored as a single unit. The locking members can preferably pivot relative to the base.
Claims20
A lock for securing against theft a bipod having at least a front wheel, a rear wheel and a frame, comprising:
- a base;
- and
- first and second locking members each connected to the base and each terminating in two ends, the first and second locking members each being capable of rotational movement about the base, the rotational movement defining a rotational footprint;
- at least one end of at least one of the locking members allowing the at least one locking member to move substantially outside the rotational footprint;
- wherein the first and second locking members together locking at least the following parts of the bipod to a rigid object:
- the front wheel, the rear wheel, and the frame.
A method for employing a bipod lock to securely lock a bipod to a rigid member, the bipod having bipod members comprising at least two wheels and a frame, comprising the steps of:
- providing a bipod lock having a base, and first and second locking members connected to the base, the first and second locking members each being capable of rotational movement about the base, the rotational movement defining a rotational footprint, and at least one end of at least one of the locking members allowing the at least one locking member to move substantially outside the rotational footprint;
- locking at least a bipod wheel to the rigid member using the first locking member;
- and
- locking at least another bipod wheel and the frame of the bipod to the rigid member using the second locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.