Dual motorcycle trailer
US7458602B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P3/07
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motorcycle trailer converts between a single mode, for towing one motorcycle, and a dual mode for towing two motorcycles. In the single mode, a longitudinal frame includes a front member, a center member and a rear member which assemble to provide an elongate, narrow platform with a tire channel for receiving the front and rear wheels of a motorcycle. Left and right wheel assemblies each include a wheel with a tire, an axle and an axle extension that slides into an axle sleeve fixed to the underside of the longitudinal frame. A straight coupler is fitted to the front member for hitching the assembled trailer to a tow vehicle. In the dual mode, two assembled longitudinal frames, each having the front member, center member and rear member, are positioned in parallel spaced relation and an axle extension is connected between the axle sleeves. A Y coupler has a transverse tie member with spaced receptacles for receiving a forward tongue on each of the front members of the parallel frames, thereby providing a single coupler for hitching the assembled dual trailer to a towing vehicle with two motorcycles carried side by side on the trailer.
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