Patent ID: 11866109
Assignee: LYFT, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method comprising:
receiving a connecting member of a cycle at a locking receptacle;
rotating a movable member positioned in the locking receptacle about a first axis from an unlockable position to a lockable position in response to the receiving to secure the connecting member; and
rotating a locking member about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis from an unlocked position to a locked position to secure the movable member by the locking member,
wherein the locking receptacle comprises an opening with sloped walls leading into a slot configured to receive the connecting member and guide the connecting member into a predetermined position as the connecting member is pushed into the locking receptacle along a direction of docking, and
wherein the connecting member comprises a plurality of sloped walls, the sloped walls of the connecting member converging in a horizontal or transverse plane along the direction of docking, the sloped walls of the locking receptacle configured to guide and engage the plurality of sloped walls of the connecting member.