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US 6,637,244 B2Granted
Water bottle holder with bicycle lock
AssigneeTrek Bicycle Corporation
InventorJames Haraughty
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Abstract
A bicycle lock attached to a beverage container holder securable to a bicycle frame is provided. The lock is attached to the bottom of the bottle holder in order to position the lock in an easily accessible and out of the way location on a bicycle frame. The lock includes an extendible cable which can be encircled about the bicycle frame and an immovable object and reengaged with the lock to ensure that the bicycle cannot be stolen.
Claims13
A locking apparatus comprising:
- a bracket attachable to a bicycle frame and adapted to receive and retain a beverage container therein;
- and
- a lock fixedly attached to the bracket and including a locking member positionable around an object and releasably engageable with the lock, wherein the lock forms a part of a base of the apparatus that is adapted to support the container.
A bicycle locking apparatus comprising:
- a) a non-deflectable bracket attachable to a bicycle frame, the bracket including a rear portion positionable against the bicycle frame, a bottom portion oriented generally perpendicularly with respect to the rear portion, and a front portion extending generally perpendicularly from the bottom portion opposite the rear portion;
- b) a plate secured to the bottom portion between the rear portion and the front portion;
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- c) a lock secured to the bottom portion and the plate.
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A bicycle locking device comprising:
- a) a rigid bracket attachable to a bicycle frame end adapted to receive and retain a beverage container therein, the bracket including a rear portion positionable in a generally vertical orientation against the bicycle frame, a bottom portion oriented generally perpendicularly with respect to the rear portion, and a front portion extending generally perpendicularly from the bottom portion opposite the rear portion;
- b) a plate secured to the bottom portion between the rear portion and the front portion;
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- c) a lock secured to the bottom portion and the plate in both a locked and unlocked configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.