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US 5,628,214 AGranted
Bicycle lock
AssigneeBolt Security Products, Inc.
InventorRidgely C. Evers
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Abstract
The invention relates to a bicycle lock which passes through the spokes of a bicycle wheel to prevent the bicycle from being ridden. A preferred embodiment of the invention includes a locking bracket positioned on a first frame member at one side of the wheel and a receiving bracket positioned on a second frame member on an opposite side of the wheel from the locking bracket. A lock pin is provided which extends from one bracket to the other through the spokes of the bicycle wheel. The lock pin is positioned in a through hole of the receiving bracket and in a blind hole in the locking bracket. The locking bracket has a locking mechanism for locking the lock pin in place.
Claims23
A bicycle lock for installation on a bicycle comprising:
- an elongated pin;
- a first bracket;
- first securing means for securing the first bracket to one of two outwardly splayed frame tubes of a bicycle at a point spaced from a rear axle of the bicycle and adjacent spokes of a rear wheel of the bicycle;
- a second bracket;
- second securing means for securing the second bracket to the other of the two frame tubes of the bicycle at substantially the same spacing from the rear axle as the first bracket;
- the first bracket having a first aperture for being positioned parallel to the rear axle of the bicycle when the lock is installed on a bicycle, the first aperture being sized to receive the elongated pin with said pin spanning between the two brackets and having an end received in a second aperture positioned in the second bracket;
- locking means in the second bracket for lockably engaging the pin to prevent removal of the pin from the second aperture, said locking means comprising a key-actuated rotatable lock with the key inserted perpendicular to said elongated pin;
- the second aperture being blinded on an outer end to prevent access to the end of the pin which is secured in the second aperture when the pin is in locked engagement with the second bracket;
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- the elongated pin blocking access to the first securing means and the second securing means when the pin is in locked engagement with the second bracket with the first and second brackets including metal inserts surrounded by reinforced plastic, said metal inserts partially surrounding the first and second apertures.
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A bicycle lock for installation on a bicycle comprising:
- an elongated pin;
- a first bracket;
- first securing means for securing the first bracket to one of two outwardly splayed frame tubes of a bicycle at a point spaced from a rear axle of the bicycle and adjacent spokes of a rear wheel of the bicycle;
- a second bracket;
- second securing means for securing the second bracket to the other of the two frame tubes of the bicycle at substantially the same spacing from the rear axle as the first bracket;
- the first bracket having a first aperture for being positioned parallel to the rear axle of the bicycle when the lock is installed on a bicycle, the first aperture being sized to receive the elongated pin with said pin spanning between the two brackets and having an end received in a second aperture positioned in the second bracket;
- locking means in the second bracket for lockably engaging the pin to prevent removal of the pin from the second aperture, said locking means comprising a key-actuated rotatable lock with the key inserted perpendicular to said elongated pin;
- the second aperture being blinded on an outer end to prevent access to the end of the pin which is secured in the second aperture when the pin is in locked engagement with the second bracket;
- the elongated pin blocking access to the first securing means and the second securing means when the pin is in locked engagement with the second bracket;
- the elongated pin being a cylindrical pin having an axis along its length and a first end and a second end, the second end of the pin having a circumferential groove and wherein the locking means in the second bracket engages the groove and permits the pin to rotate about this axis when the pin is in locked engagement with the second bracket;
- with a pin holder present on the first bracket, the first securing means, the second bracket or the second securing means for holding the pin in an unlocked storage position parallel to one of the frame tubes, and wherein the pin, the first bracket and the second bracket are each constructed such that when the pin is spanning and engaging the two brackets and the two brackets are secured to the frame tubes of the bicycle, the combination of the pin, first bracket and second bracket is stronger than are the frame tubes to which the first and second brackets are secured and
- with the first and second brackets including metal inserts surrounded by reinforced plastic, said metal inserts partially surrounding the first aperture in the first bracket and the second aperture in the second bracket.
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A bicycle lock mounted on a bicycle having a spoked wheel and a frame, the frame having a first frame tube and a second frame tube, said frame tubes being adjacent to the spoked wheel, the lock comprising:
- an elongated pin;
- a locking bracket adapted to be mounted on the first frame tube of said bicycle, said locking bracket having a blind hole for receiving the pin;
- a receiving bracket adapted to be mounted on the second frame tube of said bicycle, said receiving bracket, having a through hole for receiving the pin so that the pin spans between the locking bracket and the receiving bracket, and extends through the spokes of the spoked wheel;
- locking means for fixing the pin within the blind hole in the locking bracket while the pin is in the through hole in the receiving bracket, said locking means comprising a key-actuated rotatable lock with the key inserted perpendicular to said elongated pin;
- said locking bracket and said receiving bracket each including a steel base portion completely surrounded by impact resistant reinforced plastic;
- and the elongated pin extending outward beyond the receiving bracket and adapted to engage an object when the bicycle is positioned adjacent thereto and for lockably linking the lock to said object when the locking means is fixing the elongated pin, and wherein the pin, the locking bracket and the receiving bracket are each constructed such that when the pin is spanning and engaging the two brackets and the two brackets are secured to the frame tubes of the bicycle, the combination of the pin, locking bracket and receiving bracket is stronger than are the frame tubes to which the locking and receiving brackets are secured.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.