A bicycle docking rack suitable for bicycle sharing schemes, that holds a plurality of bicycles is provided with a single locking element 8. The element 8 is movable to align a notch 10 with a single pin 7 allowing a bicycle frame portion 2 to be inserted into or withdrawn from a recess 6. The recesses 6 may be unlocked in sequence such that a bicycle is always added/removed at an end of a stack of bicycles. By restricting access to only an end recess 6 the spacing between parked bicycles may be much closer than would otherwise be convenient. Multiple racks may be used together, with one issuing shared bikes, another receiving returned bikes and a third receiving damaged bikes. The element 8 may be rotated about a longitudinal axis by a motor 11 in order to index between positions.


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    Title :

    A means of docking bicycles in bike share schemes


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    Publication date :

    2020-11-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62H CYCLE STANDS , Fahrrad- oder Motorradständer



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