Bicycle lock bracket with splines
AssigneeKryptonite Corporation
InventorCornelius McDaid
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Abstract
A bicycle lock bracket for use with a lock that has an elongated portion with a free end when the lock is open. The bracket includes at least one spline on the elongated portion and a body fastened to the bicycle frame. The spline is either integral with the elongated portion or is on a collar affixed to the elongated portion. The body includes a hub with an opening for receiving the elongated portion. At least one groove in the inner wall of the opening mates with the spline. If there is more than one groove, they are spaced equidistantly about the opening. The elongated portion is prevented from traveling completely through the opening by a shoulder on the collar or a stop at the end of at least one groove. The body includes a seat for fastening the body to the bicycle frame.
Claims22
A bracket system for securely holding a lock on a strut of a cycle frame, said lock including an elongated portion with an axis and an optionally free end, said bracket system comprising:
- (a) at least a spline on said elongated portion, said spline being substantially parallel to said elongated portion axis;
- (b) a body having a hub at one end, a seat at the other end, and a medial section therebetween;
- (c) said hub having an opening along a hub axis for reception of said elongated portion, said hub having a cross-sectional profile that presents at least a groove parallel to said hub axis for reception of said spline;
- (d) said seat being disposed along a seat axis for reception of said strut;
- (e) a fastener for securing said seat to said strut;
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- (f) a stop for limiting relative motion between said elongated portion and said body.
A bracket system for securely holding a lock on a strut of a cycle frame, said lock including an elongated portion with an axis and an optionally free end, said bracket system comprising:
- (a) a collar for affixation about a leg of said elongated portion, said collar having a central bore and an outer surface, said bore having an axis;
- (b) said collar having at least a spline on said outer surface that is parallel to said bore axis;
- (c) a body having a hub at one end, a seat at the other end, and a medial section therebetween;
- (d) said hub having an opening along a hub axis for reception of said elongated portion, said hub having a cross-sectional profile that presents at least a groove parallel to said hub axis;
- (e) said seat being disposed along a seat axis for reception of said strut;
- (f) a fastener for securing said seat to said strut;
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- (g) a stop for limiting relative motion between said elongated portion and said body.
A bracket system for securely holding a lock on a strut of a cycle frame, said lock including an elongated portion with an axis and an optionally free end, said bracket system comprising:
- (a) a collar for affixation about a leg of said elongated portion, said collar having a central bore and an outer surface, said bore having an axis, said collar having a gap extending from said bore to said outer surface, said gap being the length of said bore and substantially parallel to said bore axis, said collar being affixed to said elongated portion by compressing said gap by a screw extending through a hole in said collar that is substantially perpendicular to said gap and a nut turned on to said screw;
- (b) said collar having a plurality of splines on said outer surface that are parallel to said bore axis, said splines being substantially equally spaced about said outer surface and being of substantially the same size and shape;
- (c) a body having a hub at one end, a seat at the other end, and a medial section therebetween;
- (d) said hub having an opening along a hub axis for reception of said elongated portion, said hub having a cross-sectional profile that presents a plurality of grooves parallel to said hub axis, said grooves being substantially equally spaced about said about said hub opening and being of substantially the same size and shape, the quantity of said grooves being equal to the quantity of said splines;
- (e) said seat being disposed along a seat axis for reception of said strut;
- (f) a fastener for securing said seat to said strut;
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- (g) a stop for limiting relative motion between said elongated portion and said body, said stop including a shoulder extending outwardly from said collar along a plane that is transverse with respect to said bore axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.