Modular bicycle park-and-lock stand and tree guard

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the modular bicycle park-and-lock stand and tree guard of this invention, showing a first embodiment comprised of a single module.

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is an isometric view thereof. The viewer is positioned 45-degrees diagonally to the front and right side of the module.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view showing the viewing direction of the observer for FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is an isometric view of a second embodiment comprised of two modules fastened together and placed in a tree bed surrounding a tree. The broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the same second embodiment as in FIG. 7 comprised of two modules fastened together and placed in a tree bed surrounding a tree. In this view a bicycle is parked next to one of the modules. The broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 9 is an isometric view of a third embodiment comprised of three modules fastened together and placed in a tree bed. The broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 10 is an isometric view of a fourth embodiment comprised of four modules fastened together and placed in a tree bed. The broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design; and,

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 10.

Although the module may be used stand-alone for securing bicycles, multiple modules may also be used to surround and protect a tree from parked bicycles and parked cars.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a modular bicycle park-and-lock stand and tree guard, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D518419
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 24, 2004
Date of Patent: Apr 4, 2006
Assignee: NYC Street Tree Consortium, Inc. (New York, NY)
Inventor: James G. Smith (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Linda Brooks
Attorney: Stanley H. Kremen
Application Number: 29/218,006
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