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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Jacques Le Gars, Gambais, FR;
Inventor:
Jacques Le Gars, Gambais, FR;
Assignee:
J. C. Decaux SA, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62J 3/00 (2006.01); E05B 53/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic cycle storage system comprising cycles, each of which carries a blocking device and an electronic circuit; a cycle storage area serving to receive the cycles while they are not being used; and a control device adapted to authorize, selectively, cycles to be borrowed from the storage area. The control device and the cycle are each provided with a respective short-range wireless communications interface, and the cycle includes an electrical lock device adapted to lock the blocking device in the blocking position.