Secure vehicle locking
An apparatus with a bicycle frame and rear wheel locking system working around a bicycle parking slot or rack is provided. The apparatus may include a container assembly, a block, an arm base, and adjustable arms to support locking for a limited range of bicycles by size. It may be mounted relatively permanently onto a strong flat surface and/or a bicycle slot or rack. It may allow one to lock both wheels and the frame of their bicycle by just carrying their smartphone or registered card.
1 . A system for locking a vehicle, the system comprising:
a slot structure defining a slot operative to receive a portion of the vehicle;
a first base;
a second base;
a first arm coupled to the first base;
a second arm coupled to the second base; and
a lock assembly, wherein, when the first and second arms are positioned such that a first arm lock portion of the first arm is aligned with a second arm lock portion of the second arm, the lock assembly is adjustable between a first lock assembly state where the lock assembly does not physically couple the first arm lock portion of the first arm and the second arm lock portion of the second arm and a second lock assembly state where the lock assembly does physically couple the first arm lock portion of the first arm and the second arm lock portion of the second arm.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the lock assembly comprises a lock bar extending between a first lock bar end and a second lock bar end;
the lock bar is movably coupled to the first arm lock portion of the first arm; and
the lock bar is movable along a path from the first lock assembly state where the first lock bar end is remote from the second arm lock portion of the second arm to the second lock assembly state where the first lock bar end of the first arm interfaces with the second arm lock portion of the second arm.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein, when the portion of the vehicle is received by the slot, the path passes through a vehicle area defined by a wheel of the vehicle and/or by a frame of the vehicle.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the lock assembly comprises:
a first lock bar extending between a first lock bar end and a second lock bar end; and
a second lock bar extending between a third lock bar end and a fourth lock bar end;
the first lock bar is movably coupled to the first arm lock portion of the first arm;
the second lock bar is movably coupled to the second arm lock portion of the second arm; and
each one of the first lock bar and the second lock bar is movable along a respective portion of a path from the first lock assembly state where the first lock bar end of the first lock bar is remote from the third lock bar end of the second lock bar to the second lock assembly state where the first lock bar end of the first lock bar interfaces with the third lock bar end of the second lock bar.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein, when the portion of the vehicle is received by the slot, the path passes through a vehicle area defined by a wheel of the vehicle and/or by a frame of the vehicle.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first arm extends between a first arm first end of the first arm and a first arm second end of the first arm;
the second arm extends between a second arm first end of the second arm and a second arm second end of the second arm;
the first arm is coupled to the first base proximate the first arm first end;
the second arm is coupled to the second base proximate the second arm first end;
the first arm lock portion of the first arm is proximate the first arm second end; and
the second arm lock portion of the second arm is proximate the second arm second end.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first arm lock portion of the first arm is a passageway through at least a portion of the first arm; and
the second arm lock portion of the second arm is a receptacle in the second arm.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
when the lock assembly is in the second lock assembly state, the lock assembly physically couples the first arm lock portion of the first arm and the second arm lock portion of the second arm via a path; and
when the portion of the vehicle is received by the slot, the path passes through a vehicle area defined by a wheel of the vehicle and/or by a frame of the vehicle.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first arm is movably coupled to the first base; and
when the first arm is moved with respect to the first base such that the first arm lock portion of the first arm is aligned with the second arm lock portion of the second arm, the lock assembly is adjustable between the first lock assembly state and the second lock assembly state.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first arm extends between a first arm first end of the first arm and a first arm second end of the first arm; and
a portion of the first arm is operative to telescopically alter the distance between the first arm first end and the first arm second end.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first arm is rotatably coupled to the first base; and
when the first arm is rotated with respect to the first base such that the first arm lock portion of the first arm is aligned with the second arm lock portion of the second arm, the lock assembly is adjustable between the first lock assembly state and the second lock assembly state.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the first arm extends between a first arm first end of the first arm and a first arm second end of the first arm; and
a portion of the first arm is operative to telescopically alter the distance between the first arm first end and the first arm second end.
13 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an electronic assembly configured to lock the lock assembly in the second lock assembly state.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the electronic assembly is configured to lock the lock assembly in the second lock assembly state by extending a mechanical component into an indent within the lock assembly.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the mechanical component is positioned within the first arm.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein:
the electronic assembly is further configured to lock the lock assembly in the second lock assembly state by extending another mechanical component into another indent within the lock assembly; and
the other mechanical component is positioned within the second arm.
17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the system is for locking the vehicle to a support surface; and
the support surface is coupled to at least one of:
the slot structure;
the first base; or
the second base.
18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the system is for locking the vehicle to a support surface; and
the support surface is coupled to the slot structure.
19 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an arm base that extends between the first base and the second base.
20 . The system of claim 19 , further comprising a vehicle stabilizing rod extending between the first base and the second base, wherein the vehicle stabilizing rod is parallel to the arm base.
21 . A system comprising:
a first base;
a second base;
a first arm rotatably coupled to the first base;
a second arm coupled to the second base; and
a lock bar that extends through a lock bar passageway in one of the first arm or the second arm, wherein, when a lock bar receptacle in the other one of the first arm or the second arm is aligned with the lock bar passageway, the lock bar is operative to move within the lock bar passageway such that an end of the lock bar enters the lock bar receptacle.
22 . A system for locking a vehicle comprising a vehicle wheel coupled to a vehicle chassis, the system comprising:
a slot structure defining a slot that is operative to receive a portion of the vehicle;
a first base;
a second base;
a first arm coupled to the first base;
a second arm coupled to the second base; and
a lock assembly, wherein, when the portion of the vehicle is received by the slot and a first arm lock portion of the first arm is aligned with a second arm lock portion of the second arm, a lock bar of the lock assembly is operative to be positioned in a lock bar path to physically couple the first arm lock portion of the first arm and the second arm lock portion of the second arm, and wherein the lock bar path passes through a vehicle area defined by the vehicle wheel and/or by the vehicle chassis.