Patent ID: 8536993

Claim:
A modular system for providing bicycles at a given location according to a desired configuration, the modular system comprising: at least one bicycle rack for storing a bicycle, each of said at least one bicycle rack comprising an electronic lock secured thereto for removably securing a corresponding bicycle, each of the at least one bicycle rack further comprising a corresponding attaching means having an electrical connector operatively coupled to the electronic lock; an energy providing means for providing energy to each electronic lock of the at least one bicycle rack, the energy providing means comprising a corresponding attaching means having an electrical connector operatively coupled thereto; and a structure to be installed at said given location, the structure comprising: an elongated base; a plurality of spaced-apart receiving means located on said elongated base, each of the plurality of spaced-apart receiving means being adapted for receiving any one of the attaching means of the at least one bicycle rack and the attaching means of the energy providing means according to the desired configuration; and an electric network interconnecting each of the plurality of spaced-apart receiving means to thereby providing a modular system for providing bicycles.