Vehicle lock

• US 7,707,861 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2009
• Issued: 05/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: New Hampton Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: New Hampton Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Xavier, Adam, Xavier, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Barrett; Suzanne D
• Application Number:
  US12/404,187
• Publication Number:
  US 20090173117A1
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: 70/2, 70 32- 34, 70/56, 70225-228, 702/33, 702/37, 188/265
• US Class Current: 70/33
• CPC Class Codes: B62H 5/141 by means of sliding bolts removable B62H5/145
• CPC Class Codes: B62H 5/18 acting on a braking device locking cycle brake actuating mechanisms B62L3/06
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 15/102 Bolts having movable elements E05B23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 67/36 Padlocks with closing means other than shackles ; Removable locks, the lock body itself being the locking element; Padlocks consisting of two separable halves or cooperating with a stud
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 19/184 a portable member cooperating with a fixed member or an opening on the wing or the frame, for locking the wing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/441 Housing extension and cooperating detent
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/498 Shields or canopies
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5841 Rotation blocking
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/585 Brake type
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5872 For cycles

Abstract

The brake bolt and the lock cylinder of the vehicle lock are mounted in a part of the vehicle for preventing the rotation of a wheel of the vehicle in a locked state. The brake bolt and lock cylinder are mounted in a brake bolt bore and a lock bore, respectively, located in the swing arm, the chain guard, or a lock body mounted over the axle-retaining nut. The vehicle lock engages a ventilation hole on the rotor, a ventilation hole on the sprocket, the teeth of the sprocket, or a hole on the hub to prevent rotation of the wheel in the locked state. Preferably, the lock cylinder is mounted to the vehicle in both the locked state and the unlocked state, and in the unlocked state the brake bolt is removed from the brake bolt bore for operation of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle lock for a vehicle having at least one wheel or track, the vehicle lock comprising:

a lock cylinder mounted to the vehicle in a lock bore in both a locked state and an unlocked state;

a brake bolt comprising at least one deadbolt shaft and mounted in a brake bolt bore in the locked state;

wherein in the unlocked state the brake bolt is removed from the brake bolt bore for operation of the vehicle; and

wherein in the locked state the deadbolt shaft is aligned to extend into at least one recess, thereby preventing rotation of the wheel or track; and

a lock body comprising;

an attached portion mounted over an axle-retaining nut of the wheel or track;

a hinged portion rotatably connected to the attached portion by a hinge;

wherein the lock bore and the deadbolt bore are located in the hinged portion such that in the locked state the hinged portion is extended away from the attached portion and the deadbolt shaft is aligned to extend into the at least one recess.

2. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the lock bore and the deadbolt bore are located in a swing arm of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the lock bore and the deadbolt bore are located in an extension of a swing arm of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the lock bore and the deadbolt bore are located in a chain guard of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the at least one recess is at least one ventilation hole in a brake rotor of the wheel or track.

6. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the at least one recess is at least one ventilation hole in a sprocket of the wheel or track.

7. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the at least one recess is at least one gap between a pair of teeth in a sprocket of the wheel or track.

8. The vehicle lock of claim 1, wherein the at least one recess is at least one hole in a hub of the wheel or track.