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US 3,934,436 AGranted
Standard for parking and locking a bicycle
OwnerFrancis T. Candlin, Michael D. Candlininventors
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Abstract
A standard for parking and locking a bicycle including an upright post, a clamp depending from the post to grip the frame of a bicycle and hold it alongside the post and a wire rope retractably carried within the post to be extended therefrom to lash the wheels and frame of the bicycle together. The clamp and cable may be locked together by a padlock to prevent the bicycle from being stolen.
Claims10
A standard for parking and locking a bicycle with a locking means comprising in combination:
- a a tubular post upstanding from a surface and having a cable-attaching portion on the post;
- b a body clamp means outstanding from the post to engage and clamp upon the tubular frame portion of a bicycle and including a locking hole means therein to receive said locking means, and
- c cable means having one end extending from the cable-attaching portion and being of a length to be interwoven through both wheels of a bicycle held by the body clamp and to terminate at its extended end adjacent to said locking hole means, said cable means including an eye at the extended end of said cable means to receive said locking means when said locking means are inserted through said locking hole in said body clamp means.
A standard for parking and locking a bicycle with a locking member comprising in combination:
- a a tubular post upstanding from a pavement surface and extending to a height above the height of a bicycle frame and having an orifice opening at the top section of this post,
- b a body clamp including a collar embracing the post and a lock means adapted to position the collar at any selected height on the post to accommodate the frame of a given bicycle,
- c an arm permanently affixed to the collar and extending horizontally therefrom,
- d a pair of opposing hinged clasps pivotally carried upon the outstanding end of the arm with each clasp having an opposing socket portion to engage the frame of a bicycle and a hole at its extended end in registration with a corresponding hole on the other clasp to receive a locking member for locking the same upon the bicycle frame, and
- e a wire cable of tough, cut-resistant strands carried within the post with one end extending from the post orifice and formed as an eye and the opposite end within the post connected to a cylindrical weight loosely fitting in the post and being adapted to drop to the base of the post to pull the cable thereinto when not in use, said cable being of a length to be pulled from the post, wrapped about a bicycle and with its eye aligned with the holes on said clasps for connection to the clasp by the locking member.
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