Patent ID: 9669888
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B62H,E05B

Claim:
1. A bicycle lock for enabling a user to lock various components of a bicycle, said bicycle lock comprising: a housing including a retractable spool positioned therein; a flexible cable releasably wound about said retractable spool and partially exposed exterior of said housing; a fastener attached to said flexible cable and located exterior of said housing; and a locking mechanism located at said housing and selectively engaged with said fastener and said retractable spool; wherein, when said fastener is inserted into said locking mechanism and said locking mechanism is disposed at a first position, said flexible cable has a fixed longitudinal length; wherein, when said fastener is removed from said locking mechanism and said locking mechanism is disposed at a second position, said flexible cable has an adjustable longitudinal length; wherein said flexible cable comprises wherein said retractable spool comprises wherein said spring automatically returns to said non-tensioned state when said locking mechanism is operably disengaged from said retractable spool; wherein said spring is maintained at said tensioned state when said locking mechanism is operably engaged to said retractable spool and said medial portion is partially extracted from said housing; wherein said retractable spool comprises a plurality of spokes fixedly coupled to said spring.