Bicycle cable locking system
US6505846B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/5872
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle cable locking system in which a double length cable stowed in one of the frame tubes automatically surrounds the head as it is withdrawn from a stowed position to an extended position, and a double or single length cable stowed in one of the frame tubes that automatically retracts back into the stowed position when it is released from an extended position. The ends of the cable may be secured with an in-line lock integral to the cable or with a pad lock by constructing the ends the cable as a loop.
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