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Charles Ibrahim Khairallah

Michel Dallaire

Alain Ayotte

A modular system for providing bicycles at a given location according to a desired configuration, the system comprising at least one bicycle rack for storing a bicycle, each bicycle rack comprising an electronic lock for removably securing a corresponding bicycle thereto, each bicycle rack further comprising a corresponding attaching means having an electrical connector operatively coupled to the electronic lock, an energy providing means for providing energy to each electronic lock, the energy providing means comprising a corresponding attaching means having a connector operatively coupled thereto and a structure to be installed at the given location, the structure comprising an elongated base, a plurality of spaced-apart receiving means located on the base, each of the spaced-apart receiving means being adapted for receiving a selected attaching means from the at least one bicycle rack and the energy providing means according to the desired configuration and an electric network interconnecting each of the spaced-apart receiving means to thereby provide a modular system for providing bicycles.

Modular system and method for providing bicycles

An electronic lock is provided for removably securing a movable item to a structure, the electronic lock comprising first and second complementary cooperating member, each mounted to a respective one of the movable item and the structure and being engageable together in a lockable position and a securing assembly for securing the first and second connecting member together when engaged in the lockable position, wherein the securing assembly comprises inter alia a position detecting means, an electronic control means, an actuator, a locking aperture and a movable locking member.

Method and apparatus for securing a movable item to a structure

An electronic lock for removably securing a movable item to a structure, the electronic lock comprising first and second complementary cooperating connecting members, each being fixedly mounted to a respective one of the movable item and the structure and being engageable together in a lockable position; and a securing assembly for securing the first and second connecting members together when engaged in the lockable position, the securing assembly comprising a movable locking member operatively associated to the first connecting member, a locking aperture defined in the second connecting member, the locking aperture being adapted for receiving the movable locking member when the connecting members are engaged together in the lockable position; an actuator operatively coupled to the movable locking member for actuating the movable locking member between an unlocked position enabling disengagement of the first and second connecting members and a locked position wherein the movable locking member engages the locking aperture, and electronic control means for controlling selective actuation of the movable locking member.

A modular articulated robot structure (FIG. ) composed of a series of independent modules ( ) releasably connected to each other to form various configurations. The modules ( ) may be of the rotary ( ), linear ( ), or wheeled ( ) type. The rotary modules ( ) are generally formed of first and second substantially U-shaped structural members ( ) pivotally attached to one another by means of a pair of axles or pivot pins ( ) adapted to support a workload exerted on the module ( ). An actuator ( ) is mounted internally of the module ( ) for pivoting the second structural member ( ) relative to the first structural member ( ). The actuator ( ) is connected to the second structural member ( ) in such a way that it is not submitted to outside loads exerted on the module ( ). Typically, the first and second structural members ( ) are provided with cooperating abutment surfaces ( ) for increasing the overall structural rigidity of the module ( ) in certain positions thereof.

Modular articulated structure

A modular articulated robot structure (FIG.,) composed of a series of independent modules (,) releasably connected to each other to form various configurations. The modules (,) may be of the rotary (,), linear (,), or wheeled (,) type. The rotary modules (,) are generally formed of first and second substantially U-shaped structural members (,) pivotally attached to one another by means of a pair of axles or pivot pins (,) adapted to support a workload exerted on the module (,). A motor (,) is mounted internally of the module (,) for pivoting the second structural member (,) relative to the first structural member (,). The motor (,) is connected to the second structural member (,) in such a way that it is not submitted to outside loads exerted on the module (,). Typically, the first and second structural members (,) are provided with cooperating abutment surfaces (,) for increasing the overall structural rigidity of the module (,) in certain positions thereof.

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Montreal, Canada

Charles Ibrahim Khairallah