BICYCLE CARRIER LOCKING ASSEMBLY

1 . A bicycle carrier for mounting on a vehicle, the bicycle carrier comprising:

a tray configured to hold a bicycle, the tray defining a conduit;

a cable partially disposed within the conduit, wherein the cable is configured to extend from and retract into the conduit at a middle portion of a length of the tray;

a lock head disposed on an end of the cable; and

a lock housing disposed on the cable and configured to slide along the cable, the lock housing having a through-hole surrounding the cable and a lock hole configured to receive the lock head,

wherein the through-hole and the lock hole are parallel to each other.

2 . The bicycle carrier of claim 1 , wherein the lock housing comprises a key hole on an opposite end of the lock housing from the lock hole configured to receive the lock head.

3 . The bicycle carrier of claim 2 , wherein the key hole and the lock hole are parallel to each other.

4 . The bicycle carrier of claim 2 , wherein the key hole and the lock hole are coaxial.

5 . The bicycle carrier of claim 1 , wherein the middle portion of the length of the tray is disposed closer to a wheel saddle than an end of the tray.

6 . The bicycle carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a cable passageway housing disposed in the tray that forms an angled passageway leading into the conduit.

7 . The bicycle carrier of claim 6 , wherein the cable passageway housing comprises a rivet having a head configured to keep the cable passageway housing attached to the tray.

8 . The bicycle carrier of claim 1 , wherein the tray comprises a raised portion and a lower portion.

9 . The bicycle carrier of claim 8 , wherein the conduit is disposed in the lower portion of the tray.

10 . The bicycle carrier of claim 8 , wherein the raised portion and the lower portion are each configured to support a bicycle wheel.

11 . The bicycle carrier of claim 8 , wherein the middle portion is disposed between the raised portion and the lower portion, and wherein the middle portion is angled.

12 . The bicycle carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a lock housing anchor disposed in the tray, wherein the lock housing anchor is configured to secure the lock housing to the tray.

13 . The bicycle carrier of claim 12 , wherein the lock housing anchor comprises a cantilevered arm configured to secure the lock housing within the lock housing anchor.

14 . The bicycle carrier of claim 13 , wherein the cantilevered arm comprises a rounded protrusion at a cantilevered end.

15 . The bicycle carrier of claim 12 , wherein the lock housing comprises an angled surface configured to push the cantilevered arm down as a user removes the lock housing from the lock housing anchor.

16 . A bicycle lock comprising:

a lock housing having a through-hole and a lock hole, the lock hole disposed adjacent to the through-hole;

a cable having a first end and a second end, the cable partially disposed within the through-hole;

a lock head disposed on the first end of the cable;

a cable passageway housing configured to attach to a bicycle carrier, the cable passageway housing having an angled projection that forms an angled passageway,

wherein the cable is configured to pass through the angled passageway into the bicycle carrier such that the second end of the cable is disposed in the bicycle carrier

17 . The bicycle carrier of claim 1 , wherein the lock head is disposed on a side of the lock housing that defines the lock hole.

18 . The bicycle lock of claim 16 , wherein the through-hole and the lock hole are parallel to each other.

19 . The bicycle lock of claim 16 , the lock housing further comprising a key hole.

20 . The bicycle lock of claim 16 , wherein the lock housing is movable relative to the cable.