Bicycle securing device

Claim 2

A bicycle securing device comprising a. a bicycle support means having a single elongated member and a pair of upright support legs located at each end of said elongated member to hold said elongated member at a predetermined height above the ground, b. said elongated member having a plurality of attaching means suspended downwardly therefrom, said attaching means being longitudinally spaced along the length of said elongated member, c. means for securing a bicycle to said support means, said securing means including a body having a pair of outwardly extending arms spaced from each other, said body being fixedly attached to a portion of the frame of a bicycle to be secured so that spaced arms may receive one of the attachment means of said bicycle support means, and d. locking means for releasably enclosing said attachment means within said spaced arms whereby said bicycle can be secured to said support means to prevent unauthorized removal.

Claim 3

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 1 wherein said support attachment means are formed as individual U-shaped rods having parallel legs spaced the width of said elongated support member and the end of each leg of each rod is permanently affixed to opposite sides of said support member so as to form a closed loop.

Claim 4

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 2 wherein the length of the legs of said U-shaped rods and the predetermined height of said elongated support member above the ground are arranged to accommodate the securing of bicycles of various sizes.

Claim 5

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 1 wherein the spaced arms of said body include aligned transverse apertures arranged near the outer ends of said arms, and said locking means has a closable elongated loop, one leg of which can be passed through said aligned apertures for securing a support attachment means within the spaced arms.

Claim 6

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 1 wherein said locking means is mounted within said body means and includes a lockable cylinder having an L-shaped latch attached thereto and arranged for rotatable movement whereby the outer portion of said latch can be lockably positioned to secure a support attachment means positioned between said spaced body arms.

Claim 7

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 1 wherein said body is attached to the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and is arranged so that said spaced arms extend forwardly and beyond said housing.

Claim 8

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 6 wherein said body means and said bearing housing are formed as an integral one-piece unit.

Claim 9

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 6 wherein said body means is attached by welding to the said bearing housing.

Claim 10

A bicycle securing device as defined in claim 6 wherein said body means includes a strap device for surrounding said bearing housing and a means mounted within said body for tightening said strap around said housing for attaching of the body to said housing.

Claim 11

A bicycle securing assembly as defined in claim 9 wherein said tightening means is positioned at the base of said spaced arms whereby the tightening means cannot be loosened when a support attachment means is secured between said spaced arms.

Claim 12

A bicycle lock for securing a bicycle having a frame including a front wheel bearing housing to a thin anchored object comprising: a. a body having a pair of outwardly extendinG, rigid, parallel arms spaced from each other, said spaced arms include aligned transverse apertures arranged near the outer ends of said arms, said body being fixedly attached to the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and arranged so that the spaced arms extend forwardly and substantially beyond said housing, b. locking means for releasably enclosing said anchored object between said spaced rigid arms whereby said bicycle can be secured to prevent unauthorized removal.

Claim 13

A bicycle lock for securing a bicycle having a frame including a front wheel bearing housing to a thin anchored object comprising: a. a body having a pair of outwardly extendinG, rigid, parallel arms spaced from each other, said spaced arms include aligned transverse apertures arranged near the outer ends of said arms, said body being fixedly attached to the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and arranged so that the spaced arms extend forwardly and substantially beyond said housing, b. locking means for releasably enclosing said anchored object between said spaced rigid arms whereby said bicycle can be secured to prevent unauthorized removal.

Claim 14

A bicycle locking device as defined in claim 11 wherein: said locking means has a closable elongated loop, one leg of which can be passed through said aligned apertures for securing the object within the spaced arms.

Claim 15

A bicycle locking device as defined in claim 11 wherein: said locking means is mounted within said body means and includes a lockable cylinder having a latch including a curved end portion attached thereto and arranged for rotatable movement whereby the end portion of said latch can be lockably positioned to secure said object positioned between said spaced body arms.

Claim 16

A bicycle locking device as defined in claim 11 wherein; said body means includes a strap device for surrounding the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and a means mounted within said body for tightening said strap around said housing for fixedly attaching the body to said housing.

Claim 17

A bicycle locking device as defined in claim 14 wherein: said tightening means is positioned at the base of said spaced arms whereby the tightening means can not be loosened when the object is secured between the spaced arms.

Claim 18

A bicycle locking device as defined in claim 13 wherein: said locking means is removably mounted within said body means, said lockable cylinder being arranged to extend through said aligned apertures to secure said anchored object positioned between said spaced arms, the curved end portion of the latch being arranged for rotatable movement around the longitudinal axis of the cylinder to releasably lock the cylinder in position between said arms.

Claim 19

A bicycle locking device as defined in claim 14 wherein: said strap device is a rigid U-shaped member and the mounting means within said body includes a pair of bolts threaded into the ends of said member, said bolts having means to permit rotation in a tightening direction only to fixedly attach said body means to the bearing housing of the bicycle.

Claim 20

A bicycle lock for securing a bicycle having a frame including a front wheel bearing housing to a thin anchored object comprising: a. a body means having a pair of outwardly extending rigid arms spaced from each other, said spaced arms include transverse aligned apertures arranged near the outer ends of said arms, said body means fixedly attached to the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and arranged so that the spaced arms extend forwardly and outwardly beyond said housing, b. locking means for releasably closing the said anchored object between said spaced rigid arms whereby said bicycle can be secured to prevent unauthorized removal, c. said locking means being removably mounted within said body means and includes a lockable cylinder extending through said aligned apertures to secure said anchored object positioned between said spaced arms, said lockable cylinder having a latch provided at its outer end and arranged for rotatable movement around the longitudinal axis of said cylinder whereby the latch can be rotatably positioned to secure the cylinder within said aligned apertures, and d. said body means includes a rigid U-shaped member for surrounding the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and said body means further includes a pair of bolts threaded through said body means into the ends of said member, said bolts having means to permit rotation in a tightening direction only to fixedly attach said body means to the bearing housing of said biCycle.

Claim 21

A bicycle lock for securing a bicycle having a frame including a front wheel bearing housing to a thin anchored object comprising: a. a body means having a pair of outwardly extending rigid arms spaced from each other, said spaced arms include transverse aligned apertures arranged near the outer ends of said arms, said body means fixedly attached to the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and arranged so that the spaced arms extend forwardly and outwardly beyond said housing, b. locking means for releasably closing the said anchored object between said spaced rigid arms whereby said bicycle can be secured to prevent unauthorized removal, c. said locking means being removably mounted within said body means and includes a lockable cylinder extending through said aligned apertures to secure said anchored object positioned between said spaced arms, said lockable cylinder having a latch provided at its outer end and arranged for rotatable movement around the longitudinal axis of said cylinder whereby the latch can be rotatably positioned to secure the cylinder within said aligned apertures, and d. said body means includes a rigid U-shaped member for surrounding the front wheel bearing housing of the frame of said bicycle and said body means further includes a pair of bolts threaded through said body means into the ends of said member, said bolts having means to permit rotation in a tightening direction only to fixedly attach said body means to the bearing housing of said biCycle.