Portable lock mounting assemblies
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsRobert D. Zuraski, Daniel H. Kindstrand, Donald H. Warren, John D. Fiegener, David B. Miller
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Abstract
Portable lock mounting assemblies including straps or connectors for securing each assembly to a bicycle or the like. Each mounting assembly having a structure defining a retaining assembly to securely retain a lock and easily release the lock from the mounting assembly.
Claims21
-32. (canceled)
A transportation device accessory for coupling a locking apparatus to a transportation device, comprising:
- a connection member removably engageable to the locking apparatus;
- and
- a mounting member coupled to the connection member;
- wherein said connection member is rotatable relative to said mounting member about a rotational axis extending through said connection member and said mounting member to change a positional orientation of said connection member relative to said mounting member;
- and
- wherein said connection member includes a first surface and said mounting member includes a second surface facing said first surface, wherein one of said first and second surfaces includes a plurality of projections extending therefrom, and wherein the other of said first and second surfaces includes a plurality of openings for receiving corresponding ones of said projections to lock said connection member in said positional orientation.
A transportation device accessory for a locking apparatus configured to secure a transportation device to an object, comprising:
- a bracket including a connection member defining a cavity between a first side and a second side;
- a collar positioned at least partially around a portion of the locking apparatus and sized to be at least partially removably received in said cavity;
- a release lever having a contact pad projecting from said connection member and a blocking pad extending from said contact pad that is normally biased into said cavity to removably secure said collar to said connection member;
- and
- a mounting member coupled to the connection member.
A transportation device accessory for a locking apparatus configured to secure a transportation device to an object, comprising:
- a collar configured to be positioned at least partially around a portion of the locking apparatus;
- a connection member defining a cavity between a first side and a second side and a first surface;
- a lever pivotally coupled to the connection member on one of the first side or the second side, the lever having a latching portion that selectively couples the collar to the connection member;
- a rotational axis defined through the connection member;
- a mounting member configured to be coupled to the transportation device on a first end and to the connection member on a second end and defining a second surface;
- a plurality of openings defined in the second surface at a first radial distance from the rotational axis, each of the plurality of openings having a substantially circular outer cross section;
- at least one projection extending from the first surface, the at least one projection having a substantially circular outer cross-section sized to be selectively positioned at least partially within one of said plurality of openings;
- at least one first indicia defined by the connection member;
- at least one second indicator defined by the mounting member;
- wherein said at least one projection is repositionable to be located in any one of said plurality of openings to provide a select angular orientation of said connection member relative to said mounting member;
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- wherein one of said at least one first indicia and a corresponding one of said at least one second indicator are aligned with one another to indicate said select angular orientation of said connection member relative to said mounting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.