Bicycle trailer hitch
US6663126B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62K27/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bicycle trailer hitch for securing a trailer to a bicycle, the trailer including a hitch arm and the bicycle having a rear wheel including an axle with an axis of rotation and a frame, the bicycle trailer hitch comprising: a hitch ball including a connector end connectable to the trailer hitch arm, an opposite end formed as a ball and a intermediate portion extending therebetween; and a bicycle-mounted hitch portion including a plate having an aperture extending therethrough, the plate being mountable on the axle of the rear wheel of the bicycle with the axle extending through and rotatable within the aperture and a socket connected to the plate and formed to removably retain the ball of the hitch ball.
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