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US 4,055,060 AGranted
Bicycle lock
OwnerJim Bellinoinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle lock is disclosed wherein the steering is locked and a securing cable is provided to fasten the bike to a fixed object. The lock is provided with a removable tumbler, having an axially aligned pin, that normally passes through an eyelet on one end of the cable and through suitable bores, in the steering post and the rotating steering sleeve, respectively.
Claims5
A lock for preventing relative rotation between an external tube and a sleeve journaled to rotate therein, said lock comprising:
- a member disposed around said tube and having a radially disposed bore;
- said tube and said sleeve each having radially disposed holes which become aligned in a given relative position between said tube and said sleeve;
- said hole on said tube being aligned with the said bore on said member;
- a lock tumbler having means at one end to receive a key;
- and a dowel extending from the other end;
- said lock tumbler being the type that has a plurality of keepers spring biased radially outward;
- said bore being shaped to receive said tumbler and including detents to respectively receive said keepers;
- a cable;
- means for fixedly anchoring one end of said cable to said member;
- said member having a cutout into one side thereof, communicating with said bore;
- and
- said cable having an eye socket at said other end and adapted to be engaged by said dowel when said eye socket is within said cutout.
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