Lockable safety-container for two-wheelers

Claim 2

A lockable safety-container for bicycles adapted to be mounted on an elongated bar-like frame member of the bicycle and comprising: a first container member (11) at least partially encompassing the frame member (13) and provided with a locking member (15) adapted to engage a locking means (14) disposed on a shell-like second container member (12) mateable with said first container member along abutting edges to form said container, said locking member and means retaining said first and second container members in a predetermined relative position when locked, said abutting edges having means (16, 17) mutually engageable by the movement of the edges toward and along each other to said predetermined position to lock the first and second container members together.

Claim 3

The safety container according to claim 1 characterized in that said mutually engaging means comprises L-shaped tabs (16) extending from the edge of one of said container members (12) and corresponding notches (17) in the other of said container members.

Claim 4

The safety container according to claim 1 wherein said first container member has a concave bottom adapted to the shape of the frame member and wherein said second member is generally semi-circular in cross-sectional configuration.

Claim 5

The safety-container according to claim 1, characterized in that the container member (11) encompassing the frame member (13) is provided with means (18) for securing the container member on the frame member.

Claim 6

The safety-container according to claim 4, characterized in that the container member (11) encompassing the frame member (13) is provided with clamping means (18) for securing the frame member.

Claim 7

The safety-container according to claim 1 characterized in that said first container member (11) has two locking members in the form of tongues (15) entering into said second container member (12) when said container members are assembled, a locking bar (19) of the locking means (14) passing through the tongues (15) when said first and second container members are assembled.

Claim 8

A lockable safety-container for bicycles adapted to be mounted on an elongated bar-frame member of the bicycle and comprising: a first end wall (40) formed as a container lid and adapted to be stationarily mounted on the frame member; a casing (30) adapted to the shape of the frame member and having a second end wall (140), said casing being adapted to be removably secured on the frame member in a position engaging said stationary end wall (40); means on the frame member and said casing for removably securing said casing to the frame member in said engagement position, said first end wall and casing being lockable together by locking means mounted in one of said end wall and casing and adapted to engage the other of said end wall and casing.

Claim 9

A lockable safety-container for bicycles adapted to be mounted on an elongated bar-frame member of the bicycle and comprising: a first end wall (40) formed as a container lid and adapted to be stationarily mounted on the frame member; a casing (30) adapted to the shape of the frame member and having a second end wall (140), said casing being adapted to be removably secured on the frame member in a position engaging said stationary end wall (40); means on the frame member and said casing for removably securing said casing to the frame member in said engagement position, said first end wall and casing being lockable together by locking means mounted in one of said end wall and casing and adapted to engage the other of said end wall and casing.

Claim 10

The safety container according to claim 7 characterized in that said casing has a wall abutting the frame member when said casing is mounted, and wherein said removable securing means comprises an opening in said abutting wall engaging a projection mounted on the frame member.

Claim 11

The safety-container according to claim 7, characterized in that the endwall (40) formed as a container lid is non-removably connected with the frame member (20) by means of welding.

Claim 12

The safety-container according to claim 7, characterized in that the endwall (40) formed as a container lid has a circumferential flange (60) provided with a seal (50), the circumferential flange engaging the container casing (30) when the container is closed.

Claim 13

The safety-container according to claim 7, characterized in that the locking means (70) comprises a stock-lock (100) actuatable by means of a key and provided with a rotatable locking tongue (110) engaging a locking tongue (120) provided at the container casing (30) in its closed position.

Claim 14

The safety-container according to claim 8, characterized in that the first container member (200) includes at least one cross-wall (1400).

Claim 15

A lockable-safety container for bicycles adapted to be mounted on an elongated bar-like frame member of the bicycle and comprising a first container member (200) at least partially encompassing the frame member and being open on its side turned away from the frame member; securing means for securing said first container member to the frame member, said securing means including resilient clips (1700) passing around the frame member and extending into said first container member, said first container member having retainer means (1300) in the inside adapted to engage said clips for retaining said first container member on the frame member; and a second container member (300) serving as a container lid, said second container being mountable on, and lockable to, said first container member to form said container.

Claim 16

A lockable-safety container for bicycles adapted to be mounted on an elongated bar-like frame member of the bicycle and comprising a first container member (200) at least partially encompassing the frame member and being open on its side turned away from the frame member; securing means for securing said first container member to the frame member, said securing means including resilient clips (1700) passing around the frame member and extending into said first container member, said first container member having retainer means (1300) in the inside adapted to engage said clips for retaining said first container member on the frame member; and a second container member (300) serving as a container lid, said second container being mountable on, and lockable to, said first container member to form said container.

Claim 17

The safety container according to claim 13 wherein said first and second container members have side walls and wherein said side walls of said second container member have inner guide webs (1000) for engaging corresponding recesses in the side walls of said first container member (200).

Claim 18

The safety container according to claim 13, characterized in that said second container member (300) is provided, at one endwall, with a snap-in lug (800) engaging behind a retainer on an endwall of said first container member, said second container member being provided, at another endwall, with a locking member (700) for a locking means (400) laterally disposed in said first container member (200).

Claim 19

The safety-container according to claim 15, characterized in that the locking means (400) includes a locking tongue (600) rotatable by a key and engageable with the locking member (700).

Claim 20

The safety-container according to claim 14, characterized in that the second container member (300) includes a cross-wall (1100) with an inwardly projecting lug (1200) for securely clamping a pneumatic pump in the front and rear end portion, respectively.

Claim 21

The safety-container according to claim 13, characterized in that the first container member (200) is provided with a bottom member (1500) adapted to the shape of the frame member (500), said bottom member having at least two apertures (1600) for passing said clips into said first container member.

Claim 22

The safety-container according to claim 18, characterized in that inwardly projecting retainer lugs (1300) are provided on sidewalls of the first container member (200) above the bottom apertures (1600), said clips having angled, free ends engaging behind these retainer lugs.