Abstract: A bicycle security system includes a locking bicycle rack and employs a user's automated teller banking card to operate the system and debit charges accrued in connection with use of the system from the user's bank account. The locking system has an electronic control means which locks and unlocks the bicycle rack by means of a banking card. The electronic control means includes a timer which tracks time in connection with use of the system. The control means thereafter calculates a charge based upon the use of the system and debits the accrued charges from the user's bank account via telephone modem. The locking bicycle rack incorporates three locking pins which lock the bicycle at the frame, the front wheel and the rear wheel to provide a high degree of security.

Abstract: A bag construction comprising an outer casing portion having a plurality of flexible outer walls, an inflatable bladder removably received in the casing portion, and preferably also a pocket element or the like for receiving articles in the bag and positioning them adjacent the bladder. The inflatable bladder acts to effectively cushion and protect the articles contained in the pocket element and hence the bag can be utilized for transporting relatively fragile articles, such as bottles containing cosmetics and the like in the pocket element. The bladder is inflatable from the exterior of the bag and it is removable from the casing portion to permit the use of the bag without the bladder and to facilitate the cleaning of the bag.