Bicycle hitch extension unit
OwnerLarry WITMERinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle hitch extension unit has a shaft extension portion that removably holds a hitch insert on one end and a receiver hitch on the other end. A bicycle receiver shaft portion is welded to an upper portion of the shaft extension portion and generally centered therein. The bicycle receiver shaft portion removably holds a bicycle rack. The bicycle rack holds bicycles and allows easy access even when a trailer is attached to the receiver hitch. A safety plate is provided as a backup means for securing a safety chain to the end of the extension shaft portion. The shaft extension removably fits with a vehicle hitch.
Claims9
A bicycle extension hitch extension unit for use with a vehicle equipped with a towing hitch comprising:
- an extension shaft having one end adapted to fit within a vehicle hitch receiver;
- said extension shaft having another end adapted to removably hold a receiver hitch;
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- a bicycle receiver shaft secured to a top portion of said extension shaft wherein a bicycle rack hitch removably fits within said bicycle receiver shaft.
A bicycle extension hitch extension unit for use with a vehicle equipped with a towing hitch comprising:
- a square steel tubing extension shaft;
- said square steel tubing having a receiving end and an inserting end;
- said inserting end being adapted to fit within a trailer hitch;
- said receiving end being adapted to retain a receiving hitch;
- a square steel tubing bicycle receiver shaft secured on a top portion of said square steel tubing extension shaft;
- a first shear pin opening concentrically disposed on either side of said square steel tubing extension shaft wherein a first shear pin removably secures said extension shaft using matching openings in said trailer hitch to secure said extension shaft to a vehicle;
- a second shear pin opening concentrically disposed on either side of said receiving end wherein a second shear pin removably secures a receiver hitch therein;
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- a third shear pin opening concentrically disposed on said bicycle receiving shaft wherein a third shear pin removably secures a bicycle rack therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.