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US 4,077,646 AGranted
Bicycle trailer
OwnerWilliam Andrew Watkinsinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle trailer for towing behind a bicycle includes a box-like chassis having a forward end with a tow bar extending forward therefrom for connecting by a universal adjustable hitch means to the saddle post of a bicycle and includes a pair of independent torsion bars for suspending or supporting wheels independently to either side of the chassis with axles extending into and riding in the slot found on the side of the chassis.
Claims7
A trailer adapted to be towed by a bicycle comprising:
- a box-like body chassis having a slot in each side thereof, a forward end, and a tow bar secured to and extending forward from said forward end;
- a pair of axles slidably mounted in said slots,
- torsion bar suspension means connected to said tow bar and to said axles for supporting said pair of axles, one on each side of said body chassis;
- a wheel rotatably mounted on each axle for supporting said body for translation along the ground;
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- universal hitch means for connecting said tow bar to a bicycle and including a ball and socket coupling means for permitting said bicycle to lean from the vertical with respect to said trailer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.