Bicycle trailer and hitch apparatus

A trailer and hitch apparatus for a bicycle, the bicycle having a body which includes a rear wheel fork, the rear wheel fork having a top end and a bottom end, a rear wheel rotatably mounted in a slot in a rear wheel mounting plate located at the bottom end of the rear wheel fork, the trailer and hitch apparatus comprising:

• a. a hitch assembly, the hitch assembly comprising,
• i. a horizontal frame having a front end and a rear end,
• ii. a pair of legs mounted on and extending from the rear end of the frame,
• iii. means for attaching the front end of the frame to the rear wheel fork of the bicycle near the top end,
• iv. means for mounting a bottom end of each leg of the pair of legs to the rear wheel fork near the bottom end, and
• b. a trailer assembly, the trailer assembly including,
• i. a first trailer module,
• ii. a front section, the front section having a front end and a rear end,
• iii. means for fixedly connecting the rear end of the front section to the first trailer module, and
• c. means for attaching the front end of the front section to the rear end of the frame for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis and pivotal movement about a vertical axis, said means comprising a pipe, a first sleeve rotatably mounted on said pipe and fixed to said front section, said pipe extending upward, a second sleeve fixedly mounted on the bottom of said upwardly extending pipe at right angles thereto, a horizontal tube rotatably mounted in said second sleeve, a block fixed to each end of said horizontal tube and fixedly attached to said frame.