Patent ID: 7815082

Claim:
A U-Lock holder for lockably storing a U-lock onto a bicycle and for carrying a package positioned on said U-lock holder on said bicycle, said U-lock including a U-bar with a pair of legs and a cross member having a pair of openings, said legs being insertable into said pair of openings, said U-lock holder comprising: a spine member; a collar secured to one end of said spine member and arranged for telescoping onto a seat post of a bicycle; an elevator member; means for attaching said elevator member to an opposite end of said spine member, said elevator member arranged for supporting said U-bar at a selectable orientation; said elevator member comprising a stem attached on one end to said opposite end of said spine member and a cross piece perpendicularly attached to an opposite end of said stem; a sleeve mounted on said spine member between said collar and said elevator member arranged for telescoping onto said cross member of said U-lock; said sleeve being oriented perpendicular to an axis of said collar and perpendicular to a direction of travel of said bicycle; said sleeve having a length that is less than a distance between said openings in said cross member providing that when each said leg is inserted and locked into one of said pair of openings, said U-lock is locked to said U-lock holder; whereby said U-Lock is rotatable about an axis of said cross member to where said U-bar is supported on said elevator member.