Bicycle transporter

An apparatus for towing at least one bicycle with a first bicycle, the first bicycle having a rear wheel support structure, comprising:

• (a) a cart having at least one frame member, a rear axle, and a handle;
• (b) a towing means, including a bracket assembly and a towing arm, for pulling the cart behind the first bicycle, the bracket assembly being removably mounted on the rear wheel support structure of the first bicycle, the towing arm being connected to the bracket assembly, the towing arm extending rearwardly from the first bicycle and being fastened to the frame member of the cart;
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• (c) means, including at least one first flexible strap for holding the front wheel of a second bicycle near the rear axle of the cart, at least one second flexible strap for attaching the handlebar of the second bicycle to the handle of the cart, and a wheel carrier which is supported by the rear axle of the cart, for towing a second bicycle with its front wheel held in a position in which it is turned at an angle of approximately 90 degrees, the wheel carrier holding the front wheel of the second bicycle when it is so turned.

An apparatus for towing at least one bicycle with a first bicycle, the first bicycle having a rear wheel support structure, comprising:

• (a) a cart having a handle, a rear axle, and front wheel support forks;
• the cart having its front wheel removed;
• (b) a towing means, including a bracket assembly and a towing arm, for pulling the cart behind the first bicycle, the bracket assembly being removably mounted on the rear wheel support structure of the first bicycle, the towing arm being connected to the bracket assembly, the towing arm extending rearwardly from the first bicycle and being fastened to the front wheel support forks of the cart;
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• (c) means, including the handle having an elongated hand grip and a rigid frame, at least one first flexible strap for holding the front wheel of a second bicycle near the rear axle and at least one second flexible strap for attaching the handlebar of the second bicycle to the handle of the cart, for towing the second bicycle with its front wheel held in a position in which it is turned at an angle of approximately 90 degrees;
• the rigid frame terminating upwardly in spaced apart first and second frame members, distal ends of the hand grip being attached to the frame members in such a way that, in use, the hand grip and frame members define an inverted, generally U-shaped structure for receiving the handlebar of the second bicycle when the handlebar is attached to the handle with the second flexible strap, one end of the hand grip being removably attached to the first frame member, so that said removably attached end can be temporarily separated from the first frame member, thereby forming an opening through which the handlebar of the second bicycle can be passed prior to use.

An apparatus for towing second and third bicycles with a first bicycle, comprising:

• (a) a cart having a rear axle:
• (b) means for pulling the cart behind the first bicycle;
• (c) means for towing the second bicycle with its front wheel held in a position in which it is turned at an angle of approximately 90 degrees and held near the rear axle of the cart;
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• (d) means, including a wheel carrier bracket attached to the cart, for towing the third bicycle, the wheel carrier bracket holding the front wheel of the third bicycle in such a way that, during towing, its front wheel is disposed generally at an acute angle to the longitudinal centerline of its frame and its rear wheel is free to ride on the road behind the cart.