Cycle storage and locking system
First Claim
1. A cycle storage and locking system for locking plural cycles in at least one storage station, the system comprising:
- plural locking and storage points each structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles at the at least one storage station;
each of the plural locking and storage points comprising two arms and a space arranged therebetween sized and configured to receive therein a front wheel of one of the cycles;
a locking arrangement structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles to one of the plural locking and storage points; and
the locking arrangement comprising two laterally movable lateral locking projections arranged on the one of the cycles and two locking recesses arranged on the one of the plural locking and storage points.
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Abstract
Cycle storage and locking system for locking plural cycles in at least one storage station. The system includes plural locking and storage points each structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles at the at least one storage station. Each of the plural locking and storage points comprises two arms and a space arranged therebetween sized and configured to receive therein a front wheel of one of the cycles. A locking arrangement is structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles to one of the plural locking and storage points. The locking arrangement includes two laterally movable lateral locking projections arranged on the one of the cycles and two locking recesses arranged on the one of the plural locking and storage points.
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1. A cycle storage and locking system for locking plural cycles in at least one storage station, the system comprising:
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plural locking and storage points each structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles at the at least one storage station; each of the plural locking and storage points comprising two arms and a space arranged therebetween sized and configured to receive therein a front wheel of one of the cycles; a locking arrangement structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles to one of the plural locking and storage points; and the locking arrangement comprising two laterally movable lateral locking projections arranged on the one of the cycles and two locking recesses arranged on the one of the plural locking and storage points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cycle storage and locking system for locking plural cycles in at least one storage station, the system comprising:
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plural upright locking and storage devices each structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles at the at least one storage station; each of the plural locking and storage devices comprising two arms, a space arranged therebetween sized and configured to receive therein a front wheel of one of the cycles, and two locking recesses; two laterally movable lateral locking projections arranged on each of the plural cycles; and at least one of; a spring arranged within each the two laterally movable lateral locking projections; and an outer projecting portion of each of the two laterally movable lateral locking projections being structured and arranged to slidably engage with a respective guide recess arranged on one of the two arms, wherein, in a locked position, each cycle has its front wheel located within the space and each of the two locking recesses receives therein one of the two laterally movable lateral locking projections. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A cycle storage and locking system for locking plural cycles in at least one storage station, the system comprising:
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plural upright locking and storage devices each structured and arranged to lock one of the cycles at the at least one storage station; each of the plural locking and storage devices comprising two arms, a space arranged therebetween sized and configured to receive therein a front wheel of one of the cycles, and a locking recess arranged on each of the two arms; and a steering fork of each of the plural cycles comprising a rotatable control element and two laterally movable lateral locking projections connected to the rotatable control element, wherein, in a locked position, each cycle has its front wheel located within the space, the rotatable control element is in a locked rotatable position, and each locking recess receives therein one of the two laterally movable lateral locking projections, and wherein, in a unlocked position, the rotatable control element is in an unlocked rotatable position and the two laterally movable lateral locking projections do not extend into the locking recesses.
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