Patent ID: 8065895

Claim:
A bicycle locking system comprising: an enclosure, the enclosure having an interior and an exterior; a lock/unlock assembly having a first lock/unlock member and a second lock/unlock member, wherein the second lock/unlock member is attached to the interior of the enclosure, wherein the first lock/unlock member and the second lock/unlock member having a locked mode that locks the first lock/unlock member to the second lock/unlock member, and an unlocked mode that unlocks the first lock/unlock member from the second lock/unlock member, wherein the first member of the lock/unlock assembly includes a notch, and the second member of the lock/unlock assembly comprises an electrically controlled linear actuator and a locking mechanism that includes two protruding portions that form a U-shape, the linear actuator configured to linearly slide the protruding portions in the same direction toward the notch, the locking mechanism engaging the notch by linearly sliding the protruding portions of the locking mechanism in the same direction away from the linear actuator to engage the portions within the notch, and a retractable reel, the retractable reel having a retractable cable with a free end, wherein the retractable reel is rotationally attached to the interior of the enclosure, and wherein the free end is attached to the first lock/unlock member, and wherein the cable passes through a hole located on the enclosure such that the free end may be extended exterior to the enclosure a first distance and additionally the free end may be retracted exterior to the enclosure to a second distance, and wherein the retractable reel has a means for retracting the cable to the second distance; and a lock control assembly, wherein the lock control assembly enables a user to unlock and lock the lock/unlock assembly.