Patent ID: 7093724

Claim:
A bicycle advertising rack for selective attachment to an existing parking meter, said parking meter having a meter portion and a post portion having an external diameter, said bicycle advertising rack for enabling a user to selectively lock an existing bicycle to the post portion of the parking meter with an existing chain and lock, in order to deter theft of the bicycle, and also for selectively displaying an existing advertisement, comprising: a U-shaped tube having an upper arm and a lower arm, wherein each of the arms terminates at an end having a cylindrical collar affixed thereunto, each of said cylindrical collars having an inner diameter that is larger than the external diameter of the post portion of the parking meter, wherein after selectively affixing the rack to the parking meter, the post portion extends concentrically through each of the collars, the collars are selectively affixed to the post portion, and the arms, in conjunction with the post portion of the parking meter, form a closed loop; and two opposing plates that extend between the upper arm and the lower arm of the U-shaped tube, for selectively displaying an existing advertisement, each of the plates having a side that is covered by a particleboard, wherein an existing advertisement is selectively affixed to the particleboard in order that the bicycle advertising rack may be used for conveying an advertising message, as well as for preventing the bicycle from being stolen; and wherein the bicycle is locked to the parking meter and the rack by extending a chain through a portion of the bicycle, and also through the closed loop, and by subsequently locking the lock.