Patent ID: 6062053
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B62J,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A quick-release locking device for locking an article basket on a bicycle handle bar, comprising a fastener body and a main body, wherein:the fastener body includes a frame body and a plate body having the same shape as that of the frame body, the frame body being attached to the plate body, each corner of the frame body and the plate body being formed with a thread hole, the plate body being formed with symmetrical insertion slots, a fixing slot being formed at a center of the plate body between the two insertion slots;a front end of the main body is disposed with two latch arms each defining a recess on inner side corresponding to the insertion slot of the plate body, a wall between the latch arms being disposed with a resilient plate having a slope engaging section, two ends of rear side of the resilient plate being respectively disposed with two abutting plates each having a projection extending into a push button hole, two sides of a bottom of the push button hole being disposed with posts for fitting springs thereon, the center of the bottom of the push button hole being also disposed with a post, after the springs are fitted on the lateral posts, a push button being resiliently inserted with the posts and latched in the push button hole, a center of the push button being formed with a lock core hole in which a lock core with a lock hole is movably inserted, the bottom of the push button being disposed with a slope engaging block near the resilient plate of the fastener body, a rear end of the main body being disposed with a clamping passage in which the bicycle handle bar is adapted to be clamped; andwhen pressing down the push button, the slope engaging block of the push button abuts against the abutting plates of the resilient plate of the main body to backward retract the resilient plate, whereby the slope engaging section is disengaged from the fixing slot of the fastener body.