Bicycle trailer
US5669618A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K27/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle trailer includes a carrier frame, two wheels provided on two sides of the carrier frame, and a connecting device which is adapted to couple with a frame body of the bicycle. The carrier frame has two pairs of vertical stubs extending upward therefrom in such a manner that one pair of stubs are respectively located on two sides of the front end portion while the other pair of stubs are respectively located on two sides of the rear end portion, and a seat secured to a lower surface of the front end portion of the carrier frame. The connecting device includes a connecting rod pivoted to the seat and rotatable about a horizontal axis, and a coupler unit attached on a front end section of the connecting rod. The coupler unit includes a vertical inner plate adapted to be disposed on one side of the frame body and abutting against a seat stay and a chain stay of the frame body, and a vertical outer plate disposed on the other side of the frame body and abutting against the seat stay and the chain stay. The outer plate is fastened threadedly to the inner plate to lock the coupler unit on the bicycle frame body.
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