Patents by Inventor Robert D. Ray

Robert D. Ray has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4037441
    Abstract: A bicycle lock including a drum housing having a cable reel rotatably mounted in said drum housing on a shaft extending through the housing. A torsion spring is operatively connected between the shaft and the reel and is placed in tension by the rotation of the reel in one direction upon the shaft. A two part bar clamp is secured to the outer side of the housing for clamping the housing to one of the bars of a bicycle frame. A flexible securing cable having a lock on one end has its other end portion wound around the reel, and extends through a guide ring secured to the housing in alignment with an opening in one side of the housing. A safety cable is extended from a point of securement on one side of the reel housing to a point of securement to the guide ring, with a bight portion positioned between the points of securement of the safety cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Inventor: Robert D. Ray