Multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus for bicycles, motorcycles and the like

A multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus for bicycles and motorcycles having a frame structure with a tubular section, the multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus comprising:

• a. a hollow bracket which can be detachably mounted to said tubular section of said frame structure of a cycle;
• b. a case slidably mounted to said bracket from outside of the case, the case being locked to said bracket but completely separable from said bracket even as said bracket remains attached to said tubular section of said frame structure;
• c. a U-bolt lock including a base rod which is rotatably retained by said case and a U-shaped yoke locked to the base rod;
• d. a cable lock having an elongated flexible cable with a conductive core and retained by a retractable spool which is releasibly engaged with means for controlling the retraction of the spool;
• e. a key switch, a power supply, a motion sensor, a tamper sensor, a cable continuity sensor, an auditory alarm and a visual indicator, all retained by said case and electrically connected to an electronic circuitry located within said case;
• f. said key switch being switched from outside of said case by a single key for locking or unlocking said U-bolt lock, locking or unlocking said cable lock, locking or unlocking said case with said bracket, and for switching on said circuitry and said visual indicator;
• g. said power supply contained within a power supply compartment of said case, and said tamper sensor detecting unauthorized tampering with the power supply compartment and triggering said auditory alarm;
• h. said motion sensor detecting unauthorized movement of said cycle or said combination alarm and locking apparatus and triggering said auditory alarm;
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• i. said cable continuity sensor detecting unauthorized cutting or disconnecting of said cable lock and triggering said auditory alarm;
• j. whereby when said combination alarm and locking apparatus is be detachably mounted to said cycle and includes both said U-bolt lock and said cable lock for locking said cycle, it can provide multi-mode alarm protection including motion detection, power compartment tamper detection and cable lock continuity detection, all operable with said single key.

A multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus for bicycles and motorcycles, comprising:

• a. a bracket detachably attached to said frame structure of a cycle;
• b. a case slidably attached to said bracket from outside of the case, the case being completely separable from said bracket even as said bracket remains attached to said frame structure;
• c. a U-bolt lock including a base rod which is rotatably retained by said case and a U-shaped yoke locked to the base rod;
• d. a cable lock having an elongated flexible cable wound on a retractable spool which is releasibly engaged with means for controlling the retraction of the spool;
• e. a key switch, a power supply, a tamper sensor and an auditory alarm all retained by said case and electrically connected to an electronic circuitry located within said case;
• f. said key switch being switched from outside of said case by a single key for locking or unlocking said U-bolt lock, locking or unlocking said cable lock, locking or unlocking said case with said bracket, and for switching on said circuitry;
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• g. said power supply contained within a power supply compartment of said case, and said tamper sensor detecting unauthorized tampering with the power supply compartment and triggering said auditory alarm;
• h. whereby when said combination alarm and locking apparatus is be detachably mounted to said cycle and includes both said U-bolt lock and said cable lock for locking said cycle, it also provides alarm protection including power compartment tamper detection, all operable with said single key.

A multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus for bicycles and motorcycles, comprising:

• a. a case slidably attached to a bracket from outside of the case, said bracket is detachably attached to a cycle, the case being completely separable from said bracket even as said bracket remains attached to said tubular section of said frame structure;
• b. a U-bolt lock retained by said case;
• c. a cable lock retained by said case;
• d. a key switch, a power supply, a motion sensor, a cable continuity sensor, and an auditory alarm all retained by said case and electrically connected to an electronic circuitry located within said case;
• e. said key switch being switched from outside of said case by a single key for locking or unlocking said U-bolt lock, locking or unlocking said cable lock, and for switching on said circuitry;
• f. said motion sensor detecting unauthorized movement of said cycle or said combination alarm and locking apparatus and triggering said auditory alarm;
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• g. said cable continuity sensor detecting unauthorized cutting or disconnecting of said cable lock and triggering said auditory alarm;
• h. whereby when said combination alarm and locking apparatus is detachably mounted to said cycle and includes both said U-bolt lock and said cable lock for locking said cycle, it also provides alarm protection including motion detection and cable continuity detection, all operable with said single key.

A multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus used in conjunction with a U-bolt lock which has a base rod and a U-shaped yoke locked to the base rod, for protecting bicycles and motorcycles having a frame structure with a tubular section, the multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus comprising:

• a. a hollow tubular bracket mounted to said tubular section of said frame structure of a cycle, the bracket including two separable halves and means for securing the two halves once they embrace the tubular section;
• b. a case slidably engaged with said bracket from outside of the case, said bracket connects the case to the cycle, the case completely separable from said bracket even as said bracket remains attached to said tubular section of said frame structure, the case when fully engaged shielding said securing means on said bracket and being locked to said bracket;
• c. said case having a smooth through bore for rotatably retaining said base rod of said U-bolt, and two opposite lateral members made of resilient material for snug engagement with said U-shaped yoke of said U-bolt;
• d. a cable lock including an elongated flexible cable which has a conductive core, the cable being wound on a retractable spool and extendable to outside of said case;
• e. said spool being biased by a coil spring and engaged with a rachet mechanism which controls the retraction of said spring, the rachet mechanism being released by means accessible from outside of said case;
• f. said case further retaining a key switch, a power supply, a motion sensor, a tamper sensor, a cable continuity sensor, an auditory alarm and a visual indicator, all electrically connected with an electronic circuitry contained within said case;
• g. said key switch being switched from outside of said case by a single key for locking or unlocking said cable lock, and locking or unlocking said case with said bracket, and being switched to a position at which said circuitry is energized and said visual indicator blinks;
• h. said power supply contained within a power supply compartment of said case, and said tamper sensor detecting unauthorized tampering with the power supply compartment and triggering said auditory alarm;
• i. said motion sensor detecting unauthorized movement of said cycle or said combination alarm and locking apparatus and triggering said auditory alarm;
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• j. said cable continuity sensor detecting unauthorized cutting or disconnecting of said cable lock and triggering said auditory alarm;
• k. whereby when said combination alarm and locking apparatus is detachably mounted to said cycle and used together with said U-bolt lock, and further provides said cable lock for locking said cycle, it can provide multi-mode alarm protection including motion detection, power compartment tamper detection and cable lock continuity detection, all operable with said single key.

A multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus used in conjunction with a U-bolt lock which has a base rod and a U-shaped yoke for protecting bicycles and motorcycles, the multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus comprising:

• a. a case slidably attached to a bracket from outside of the case, said bracket is detachably attached to a cycle, the case being completely separable from said bracket even as said bracket remains attached to said tubular section of said frame structure;
• b. said case having a through bore for rotatably retaining said base rod of said U-bolt such that when said U-bolt is locked, said case is locked with said U-bolt lock;
• c. a cable lock retained by said case;
• d. a key switch, a power supply, a motion sensor, a cable continuity sensor, and an auditory alarm all retained by said case and electrically connected to an electronic circuitry located within said case;
• e. said key switch being switched from outside of said case by a single key for locking or unlocking said cable lock, and for switching on said circuitry;
• f. said motion sensor detecting unauthorized movement of said cycle or said combination alarm and locking apparatus and triggering said auditory alarm;
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• g. said cable continuity sensor detecting unauthorized cutting or disconnecting of said cable lock and triggering said auditory alarm;
• h. whereby when said combination alarm and locking apparatus is detachably mounted to said cycle and used together with said U-bolt lock, and further has said cable lock for locking said cycle, it can provide multi-mode alarm protection including motion detection, power compartment tamper detection and cable lock continuity detection, all operable with said single key.

A multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus for bicycles and motorcycles having a frame structure with a tubular section, the multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus comprising:

• a. a bracket mounted to said tubular section of said frame structure of a cycle, the bracket including two flexible upper straps and a rigid lower half block, where the rigid lower half block has a lengthwise groove for accommodating said tubular section, and the two flexible upper straps can be releasibly fastened around said tubular section and to the lower half block by securing means;
• b. a case slidably engaged with said lower half block of said bracket from outside of the case, said bracket connects the case to the cycle, the case completely separable from said bracket even as said bracket remains attached to said tubular section of said frame structure, the case when fully engaged shielding said securing means on said bracket and being lockable to said bracket;
• c. a U-bolt lock including a base rod and a U-shaped yoke locked to the base rod, the base rod rotatably retained in a through bore of said case, and the U-shaped yoke for snug engagement with two opposite lateral members made of resilient material and mounted on said case;
• d. a cable lock including an elongated flexible cable which has a conductive core, the cable being wound on a retractable spool and extendable to outside of said case;
• e. said spool being biased by a coil spring and engaged with a rachet mechanism which controls the retraction of said spring, the rachet mechanism being released by means accessible from outside of said case;
• f. said case further retaining a key switch, a power supply, a motion sensor, a tamper sensor, a cable continuity sensor, an auditory alarm and a visual indicator, all electrically connected with an electronic circuitry contained within said case;
• g. said key switch being switched from outside of said case by a single key for locking or unlocking said U-bolt lock, locking or unlocking said cable lock, and locking or unlocking said case with said bracket, and being switched to a position at which said circuitry is energized and said visual indicator blinks;
• h. said power supply contained within a power supply compartment of said case, and said tamper sensor detecting unauthorized tampering with the power supply compartment and triggering said auditory alarm;
• i. said motion sensor detecting unauthorized movement of said cycle or said combination alarm and locking apparatus and triggering said auditory alarm;
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• j. said cable continuity sensor detecting unauthorized cutting or disconnecting of said cable lock and triggering said auditory alarm;
• k. whereby when said combination alarm and locking apparatus is detachably mounted to said cycle and includes both said U-bolt lock and said cable lock for locking said cycle, it can provide multi-mode alarm protection including motion detection, power compartment tamper detection and cable lock continuity detection, all operable with said single key.

A multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus used in conjunction with a U-bolt lock which has a base rod and a U-shaped yoke locked to the base rod, for protecting bicycles and motorcycles having a frame structure with a tubular section, the multi-mode combination alarm and locking apparatus comprising:

• a. a bracket mounted to said tubular section of said frame structure of a cycle, the bracket including two flexible upper straps and a rigid lower half block, where the rigid lower half block has a lengthwise groove for accommodating said tubular section, and the two flexible upper straps can be releasibly fastened around said tubular section and to the lower hag block by securing means;
• b. a case slidably engaged with said lower half block of said bracket from outside of the case, said bracket connects the case to the cycle, the case completely separable from said bracket even as said bracket remains attached to said tubular section of said frame structure, the case when fully engaged shielding said securing means on said bracket and being lockable to said bracket;
• c. said case having a smooth through bore for rotatably retaining said base rod of said U-bolt, and two opposite lateral members made of resilient material for snug engagement with said U-shaped yoke of said U-bolt;
• d. a cable lock including an elongated flexible cable which has a conductive core, the cable being wound on a retractable spool and extendable to outside of said case;
• e. said spool being biased by a coil spring and engaged with a rachet mechanism which controls the retraction of said spring, the rachet mechanism being released by means accessible from outside of said case;
• f. said case further retaining a key switch, a power supply, a motion sensor, a tamper sensor, a cable continuity sensor, an auditory alarm and a visual indicator, all electrically connected with an electronic circuitry contained within said case;
• g. said key switch being switched from outside of said case by a single key for locking or unlocking said cable lock, and locking or unlocking said case with said bracket, and being switched to a position at which said circuitry is energized and said visual indicator blinks;
• h. said power supply contained within a power supply compartment of said case, and, said tamper sensor detecting unauthorized tampering with the power supply compartment and triggering said auditory alarm;
• i. said motion sensor detecting unauthorized movement of said cycle or said combination alarm and locking apparatus and triggering said auditory alarm;
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• j. said cable continuity sensor detecting unauthorized cutting or disconnecting of said cable lock and triggering said auditory alarm;
• k. whereby when said combination alarm and locking apparatus is detachably mounted to said cycle and used together with said U-bolt lock, and further provides said cable lock for locking said cycle, it can provide multi-mode alarm protection including motion detection, power compartment tamper detection and cable lock continuity detection, all operable with said single key.