Patent ID: 9336642
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B62H,B62J,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A shared-use bicycle system, comprising: a bicycle having a security device mounted to the bicycle, the security device comprising a locking device and an adjacent accessory-receiving area sized to receive a helmet, the locking device extending horizontally from the bicycle and the accessory-receiving area being positioned below the locking device; and a bicycle rack comprising a horizontally-extending rigid member with at least one opening thereon to receive the locking device of the bicycle in a secured state in which the bicycle rack and locking device cooperate to prevent removal of the bicycle from the bicycle rack, wherein when the bicycle is received in the at least one opening of the bicycle rack in the secured manner, access to the accessory-receiving area of the bicycle is restricted by the horizontally-extending rigid member such that a helmet stored within the accessory-receiving area cannot be removed from the accessory-receiving area unless the bicycle is released from the secured state.