Patent ID: 8353488

Claim:
A bicycle parking structure adapted to be mounted on and affixed to a generally vertical post wherein the post has a post vertical axis, a major diameter, a post through-bore generally transverse to the vertical axis, and an anchored lower end comprising: a tubular sleeve member concentrically disposed about the post having a sleeve transverse through-bore with at least one aperture that is aligned with the post transverse through-bore when said sleeve member is so disposed; a first tubular purchase member having two ends affixed to said sleeve member and defining with said sleeve member a first enclosed space wherein one of said affixed ends is located over and surrounds said at least one sleeve member aperture, further wherein said first tubular purchase member has an access aperture aligned with said sleeve through-bore and the post through-bore; a cap member having a top member dimensioned to engage said sleeve member and a lock member that has a lock aperture wherein said lock member extends along the post, and said lock aperture aligns with said sleeve member through-bore, the post through-bore and said purchase member access bore when said top member engages said sleeve member; a security rod disposed entirely within said bicycle parking structure, and in said first tubular purchase member, in the post through-bore, and in said at least one sleeve member aperture, and said cap lock member aperture.