Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1975-08-25
1976-11-23
Betts, Kenneth H.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
B62J 3900
Patent
active
039933210
ABSTRACT:
An attachment for a bicycle serving as a hitch for towing a small trailer or coaster. The bicycle hitch can be attached to any standard bicycle without modifying the same and is adjustable to suit bicycles of various wheel diameters. The bicycle hitch includes a curved tubular member subtending substantially a quarter circle, adapted to spacedly surround the top back quarter portion of the rear driving wheel of a bicycle in the plane of said rear wheel and substantially coaxial therewith. This curved member is adjustably attached to the bicycle frame or to the seat support rod at its front end, while its rear end carries a standard ball member for hitching purposes. The curved member is further secured to the rear wheel axle of the bicycle by means of a pair of U-shaped fork members having a series of apertures at the outer ends of their legs to adjustably receive the protruding ends of the bicycle wheel rear axle, while the bight portion of each fork member is provided with a clamping member adjustably securable to the curved member along the length of the latter.
REFERENCES:
patent: 359127 (1887-03-01), Brusie
patent: 2629611 (1953-02-01), Covington
patent: 3598426 (1971-08-01), Spiese
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