AU702096B3 - Bicycle storage locker - Google Patents

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AU702096B3
AU702096B3 AU73218/98A AU7321898A AU702096B3 AU 702096 B3 AU702096 B3 AU 702096B3 AU 73218/98 A AU73218/98 A AU 73218/98A AU 7321898 A AU7321898 A AU 7321898A AU 702096 B3 AU702096 B3 AU 702096B3
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    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62HCYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
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BICYCLE STORAGE LOCKER FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention is in the field of buildings and storage structures.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Bicycles and other personal property must often be stored in secure locations and protected from the elements. Structures for storing such articles are typically built on site, and may be made from a wide variety of materials.
Transportation of building materials to a site is often an important component of the costs associated with building a storage structure. Similarly, the labour associated with assembling the structure also typically constitutes a significant 20 proportion of the costs involved in building the structure. The ooo o present invention recognizes and addresses the fact that it is desirable to minimize both transportation and construction costs associated with building storage structures.
It is often desirable to provide more than one separate storage space at a particular location. For example, a group of bicycle commuters in an urban area may wish to store their bicycles, and other personal belongings, in separate storage lockers at a location close to their place of work. It may in 30 some circumstances be important to optimize the use of the space occupied by a storage structure, but also to afford the maximum number of storage spaces. In one aspect, the present invention recognizes that it is therefore desirable to provide storage structures capable of accommodating a number of separate units in a space-saving arrangement.
la- SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention provides an enclosure that may be adapted to house a bicycle or other personal property. The enclosure comprises a wedge-shaped body. The body of the enclosure has top, bottom, left and right sides that taper towards a rear wall.
The wedge-shaped body has an opening on its front end which is typically provided with a lockable door. The sides of the enclosure typically define a space which is sized to accept a bicycle. In one embodiment, the wide end of the body is wide enough to receive typical bicycle handle bars, while the rear end, which is more narrow, is adapted to receive the rear portion of a bicycle.
15 The body of the enclosure is shaped to be stackable, a first body being capable of receiving a second body through the front opening of the first body. The second body being capable of accepting a third body, and so on. A stacked arrangement of .*.*.enclosure bodies may be particularly useful for transportation of 20 the bodies to a building site.
The body of the enclosure is also shaped so that a plurality of enclosures may be interdigitated when aligned back-to-back in a multi-enclosure unit. Preferably, in such a multi-enclosure unit, the front ends of each enclosure may be attached side-byside to form a unitary wall, the opposing row of interdigitated enclosures having front faces joined to form the opposite wall of the multi-enclosure unit. The interdigitation of the enclosures affords an economical use of space in the multi-enclosure unit.
The enclosures of the multi-enclosure unit may be encased in external walls. In one such embodiment, the external walls cover the sides and top of the multi-enclosure unit, leaving the doors on the front ends of the enclosures exposed, while housing the 2 remainder of the interdigitated enclosure bodies. The external walls of the multi-enclosure unit may enhance the security and durability of the unit.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an enclosure.
Figure 2 is a front elevational view of an enclosure, showing the door in the closed position.
Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of an enclosure.
*ii Figure 4 is a top plan view of an enclosure, with the front 15 end of the enclosure to the left.
Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of an enclosure, with the front end of the enclosure to the left.
20 Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a multi-enclosure unit.
Figure 7 is a front elevational view of a multi-enclosure unit comprising three enclosures, showing the access doors on two 25 of the enclosures.
Figure 8 is a rear elevational view of the multi-enclosure unit of Figure 7, on the opposite side to the view of Figure 7, showing the front end door of the third enclosure.
Figure 9 is a top plan view of the multi-enclosure unit of Figure 6, 7 and 8.
3 Figure 10 is a bottom plan view of the multi-enclosure unit of Figure 6, 7, 8 and 9.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In one embodiment, the invention provides an enclosure that may be adapted to house a bicycle, motorcycle or any other personal property. The enclosure comprises a wedge-shaped body 20 having top 28, bottom 24, left 30 and right 32 sides which taper towards a rear wall 26. The wedge-shaped body 20 has an opening on its front end 22 which is preferably provided with a lockable door 36, openable with a handle 34. Door 36 may slope *backwardly, as shown in the Figures, to make any signage on the 15 door more readable and make the enclosure less bulky in overall S. .5 external appearance. The ends 22, 26 and sides 24, 28, 30, 32 of the enclosure may advantageously define a space which is sized to accept a bicycle. In one embodiment, the wide, front end of the body 20 is wide enough to receive transversely oriented bicycle S 20 handle bars, while the rear end of body 20, which is more narrow, is adapted to receive the rear portion of a bicycle.
.Body 20 is preferably shaped to be stackable, a first body being capable of receiving a second body 20 through the front 25 opening in the first body. The second body 20 being capable of similarly receiving another body, and so on. It may be necessary to remove the door 36 in order to stack bodies Body 20 is also preferably shaped so that a plurality of enclosures may be interdigitated when aligned back-to-back in a multi-enclosure unit, as shown in Figures 6-10. Preferably, in such a multi-enclosure unit, the front ends 22 of each enclosure may be attached side-by-side to form a wall with a unitary appearance, the opposing row of interdigitated enclosures may 4 also have front ends 22 joined to form an opposite wall of the multi-enclosure unit. The multi-unit enclosure of Figures 6-10 is comprised of three enclosures, two of which face one way, with the third oriented back-to-back with the first two and interdigitated between the first two enclosures. It will be appreciated that any number of enclosures may be combined in such an arrangement.
As shown in Figures 6-10, the enclosures of the multi-enclosure unit may be encased in external walls covering the sides 40 and top 42 of the multi-enclosure unit, leaving the doors 36 on the front ends 22 of the enclosures exposed while housing the remainder of the interdigitated enclosure bodies Filler panels 54 may be used to complete a wall of the multi-unit S 15 enclosure where there is space that is not occupied by doors 36 or the front ends 22 of enclosures. An integral seat 44 may be provided in side In one embodiment, parts of the enclosure of the invention may be fabricated out of molded plastic. Body 20 may, for example, be molded as a single unit, comprising front end 22, bottom side 24, rear end 26, top side 28, left side 30 and right side 32. Door 36 may also be molded as a single unit for mounting on front end 22 of body 20. Door 36 may be provided with a handle 34 which cooperates with a locking mechanism mounted on body 20 (not shown).
Molded plastic parts of the enclosure may be strengthened by providing ridges on certain parts, such as are shown on left side 30 and right side 32 of body 20 in Figures 1 and 3, and on door 36 in Figure 2.
The multi-enclosure unit may similarly be fabricated from molded plastic pieces. Such pieces may similarly be strengthened 5 with ridges 48, as shown on multi-enclosure side unit 40 in Figure 6.
For support, the enclosures and the multi-enclosure units may include spacers or supports (not shown) below bottom surfaces 24 of body Although various embodiments of the invention are disclosed herein, other adaptations and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention using equivalent structures to achieve the same functional and structural results in accordance with the knowledge of those skilled in this art.
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*4 9 ft 6 THE CLAIMS DEFINING THE INVENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. An enclosure comprising: a wedged-shape body having sides tapering from an opening on a front end of the body towards a rear end of the body; a door mounted on the front end of the body for closing the opening; and, wherein the body is shaped to stackably receive another body through the opening and is shaped so that a plurality of enclosures may be interdigitated when enclosures are aligned back-to-back and the front end of the body has an outwardly projecting flange that has a bottom edge adapted to support the enclosure in an upright position.
2. A multi-enclosure unit comprising a plurality of the enclosures of claim 1, wherein the enclosures are interdigitated and aligned back-to-back, and outwardly projecting flanges on the front ends of at least two enclosures are attached side-byside to form a unitary wall.
3. The multi-enclosure unit of claim 2, wherein the enclosures are sized to accept a bicycle and the body is fabricated from molded plastic, further comprising external S walls covering the sides and top of the multi-enclosure unit and housing the •0•O •interdigitated enclosure bodies.
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Dated this 11th day of December, 1998.
JOHN L RICHARDSON S: By his Patent Attorneys
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US3967425A (en) * 1973-09-20 1976-07-06 Wolverton Richard A Modular storage units for bicycles or the like
DE3215296A1 (en) * 1982-04-20 1983-10-20 Georg Langer Gmbh & Co Kg, 3394 Langelsheim Box-shaped parking compartment
FR2742465A1 (en) * 1995-12-19 1997-06-20 Ass Omci Automatic lockers to safeguard bicycles in cycle park

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3967425A (en) * 1973-09-20 1976-07-06 Wolverton Richard A Modular storage units for bicycles or the like
DE3215296A1 (en) * 1982-04-20 1983-10-20 Georg Langer Gmbh & Co Kg, 3394 Langelsheim Box-shaped parking compartment
FR2742465A1 (en) * 1995-12-19 1997-06-20 Ass Omci Automatic lockers to safeguard bicycles in cycle park

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