Wheeled vehicle lock
OwnerCharles E. Plaissinventor
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Abstract
A permanently attached lock for wheeled vehicles, such as bicycles or the like, wherein the bolt of the lock extends interiorally of the tubular head and fork stem and is locked therein to prevent rotation of said fork stem. Means are provided for anchoring a wire rope or restraint on said housing to effectively prevent theft of the vehicle when the rope is wound around a metal post or rack.
Claims2
A wheel vehicle lock for permanent securement to the head of a wheeled vehicle having a fork stem seated therein and each having an aligned perforation, a closed hollow housing, having side, bottom and end walls, an aligned slot in each side wall, a perforation in one of said end walls, a keyed cylinder lock having a plug, said cylinder lock mounted on one of said side walls adjacent said slots, the cylinder and plug extending interiorally into said housing, a latch bolt, a transverse elongated bar anchored medially to said bolt positioned in and through said slots in said side walls and shiftable by said bolt, yokes on said plug and bolt extending towards each other, a link arm pivotally secured in and between said yokes whereby to shift said bolt horizontally into and out of said aligned perforations in said yoke and head by rotation of said cylinder lock.
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