| 摘要 |
<p>Bicycle parking apparatus is disclosed for use in parking installations, especially bicycle hire systems. A base includes a recessed area to receive the bottom of the front wheel 18 of a bicycle. There is a structure 3 extending upwards from the base on which are mounted a pair of positioning members 5 located above the base by a distance substantially equal to half of the height of a typical bicycle wheel 18. An arm 9 is hinged to the structure at a point more remote from the base than the diameter of a typical bicycle wheel 18. The end of the arm 9 has a pair of substantially parallel prongs 15 which can be swung from a position where they lie above the handlebars of a bicycle to be parked in the apparatus down to a position in which the prongs are behind the centre piece of the handlebar of the bicycle, and essentially to each side of the steering column to which the bicycle handlebars are affixed. Means are provided for locking the hinged arm in such a position so as to secure the bicycle. The locking means may be operated by a keypad 13 mounted on the structure 3, and may be solar powered.</p> |
