Combined bicycle pedal and lock
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Abstract
A combined bicycle pedal and lock and a method for its use, which is an integral part of a bicycle and serves both as an ordinary bicycle pedal and as a means of locking the bicycle to an object which is not a part of the bicycle. The combined bicycle pedal and lock includes a pedal shaft, several main components, which carry the majority of the load applied to the pedal when riding the bicycle, a complementary locking assembly, which has two modes, a folded mode when the combined bicycle pedal and lock is serving as a pedal, and mode that can be extended when the combined bicycle pedal and lock is serving to lock the bicycle to a suitable object, as well as a short pedal shaft, and a locking mechanism which is operated by means of a key, combination wheel, or any other suitable means.
Claims7
A combined bicycle pedal and lock assembly for enabling the rider of a bicycle to use the assembly as a pedal while riding the bicycle, and as a locking means for locking the bicycle to a stationary object at other times, wherein the combined bicycle pedal and lock assembly is an integral part of the bicycle, the combined bicycle pedal and lock comprising:
- (a) a pedal shaft;
- and
- (b) a locking mechanism disposed on said pedal shaft;
- said locking mechanism including a static main component pivotally connected to series of at least two pivotally connected links, last of said series of pivotally connected links being a dynamic main component having a non-pivotally connected end configured to be releasably locked to said locking mechanism, said series of pivotally connected links being configured to be deployable in a pedal configuration or in a bicycle lock position for locking the bicycle to a stationary object.
A combined bicycle pedal and lock assembly for enabling the rider of a bicycle to use the assembly as a pedal while riding the bicycle, and as a locking means for locking the bicycle to a stationary object at other times, wherein the combined bicycle pedal and lock assembly is an integral part of the bicycle, the combined bicycle pedal and lock comprising:
- (a) a pedal shaft,
- (b) a locking mechanism disposed on said pedal shaft, said locking mechanism including a static main component having a first end and a second end, the first end of said static main component being connected to said locking mechanism and the second end of said static component being pivotally connected to a dynamic main component, dynamic main component having a non-connected end configured to be releasably locked to said locking mechanism, said static and dynamic main components being configured to be deployable in a pedal configuration or in a bicycle lock configuration for locking the bicycle to a stationary object.
A method of locking a bicycle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a bicycle having a combined bicycle pedal and lock assembly including:
- i. a pedal shaft, and
- ii. a locking mechanism disposed on said pedal shaft said locking mechanism including a static main component having a first end and a second end, the first end of said static main component being connected to said locking mechanism and the second end of said static component being pivotally connected to a dynamic main component, dynamic main component having a non-connected end configured to be releasably locked to said locking mechanism, said static and dynamic main components being configured to be deployable in a pedal configuration or in a bicycle lock configuration for locking the bicycle to a stationary object,
- wherein said static and dynamic main components being deployed in a pedal configuration;
- (b) unlocking said locking mechanism;
- (c) wrapping said dynamic component around a stationary object;
- and
- (d) locking the said non-connected end of said dynamic main component into said locking mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.