Patent ID: 8517162

Claim:
An electronic lock for removably securing a movable item to a structure, wherein said movable item comprises a vehicle selected from a group consisting of a stroller, a wheelchair, an all-terrain vehicle, a scooter and a boat, the electronic lock comprising: first and second complementary cooperating connecting members, each being fixedly mounted to a respective one of the movable item and the structure and being engageable together in a lockable position; and a securing assembly for securing said first and second connecting members together when engaged in the lockable position, said securing assembly comprising: a movable locking member operatively associated to the first connecting member; a locking aperture defined in the second connecting member, said locking aperture being adapted for receiving the movable locking member when the connecting members are engaged together in the lockable position; an actuator operatively coupled to the movable locking member for actuating the movable locking member between an unlocked position enabling disengagement of the first and second connecting members and a locked position wherein the movable locking member engages the locking aperture; position detecting means mounted to one of said first and second connecting members for detecting a positioning of said first and second connecting members in said lockable position; and electronic control means operatively coupled to the actuator for controlling selective actuation of the movable locking member from the unlocked position to the locked position when the position detecting means detects that said first and second connecting members are in said lockable position.