Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1997-05-01
1999-01-19
Boehler, Ann Marie
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
280231, 280239, 280292, 280 30, B62K 2700
Patent
active
058606629
ABSTRACT:
A coupler for coupling two standard bicycles together to form a tandem tricycle. The coupler includes a clamp for clamping the coupler to one of the tines of the seat stays of the leading bicycle and further includes a quick release clamp for releasably gripping one of the tines of the front fork of the trailing bicycle. The quick release clamp is rotatable about a transverse axis relative to the clamp, so the trailing bicycle is likewise rotatable about a transverse axis relative to the leading bicycle. This permits the trailing bicycle to pitch independently of the leading bicycle, thereby allowing the two bicycles to smoothly traverse uneven terrain.
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Bartoshesky Thomas A.
Dayton Hollis E.
Boehler Ann Marie
Cuff Michael
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