| CPC B62H 3/02 (2013.01) | 1 Claim |
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1. A micromobility parking rack for locking a scooter with a U-lock, whereby the scooter comprises at least a handle bar, wheels, and a steering stem, and the U-lock comprises at least a U-lock shackle and a U-lock crossbar, the parking rack consisting essentially of:
a base structure comprised of an elongated beam or pipe shaped to define a generally inverted U-shape comprised of a first substantially vertical extending post and a second substantially vertical extending post opposite the first substantially vertical extending post and a crossbar which extends between and connects to top portions of each of the substantially vertical extending posts,
the base structure defining a front side and a rear side each extending along the U-shape of the beam or pipe and a left side of the base structure is defined along an outside of the first substantially vertical extending post and a right side of the base structure is defined along an outside of the second substantially vertical extending post,
wherein the base structure is permanently affixed to a first and a second base plate each disposed at a bottom portion of each of the substantially vertical extending posts which are adapted to be secured to a support surface,
a substantially extending horizontal lean bar permanently attached to and extending between an inside of the first and the second substantially vertical extending posts and disposed perpendicular thereto,
at least one lock slot formed integrally within the substantially extending horizontal lean bar and at least one lock wedge integrally formed within the substantially extending horizontal lean bar and defined as a protruded member of the at least one lock slot and is in communication with the at least one slot,
whereby the at least one lock slot and at least one lock wedge together define a safety member within the substantially extending horizontal lean bar, whereby a portion of the shape of the safety member is both non-vertically extending and non-horizontally extending,
wherein when locking a scooter to the base structure with the U-lock, (i) the scooter is aligned and parked relative to one of the front side or the rear side of the base structure wherein the steering stem is generally aligned vertically and parallel to either one of the substantially vertical extending posts, (ii) the U-lock shackle is placed within the safety member which is shaped to enable a horizontal and rotational adjustment of the U-lock shackle therewithin, such that the U-lock shackle is received within the at least one lock slot and straddles the steering stem of the scooter and the at least one lock wedge prevents the U-lock shackle from being removed from the at least one lock slot after the U-lock crossbar is attached to the U-lock shackle, and (iii) the U-lock crossbar is attached to the U-lock shackle such that the U-lock crossbar is on the outside of the respective substantially vertical extending posts.
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