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 Title: |
US5641173:
Cycling trailer
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Cobb, Jr., William T.; St. Petersburg, FL 33716
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1997-06-24
/ 1995-04-20
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| Application Number: |
US1995000425862
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B60D 1/00;
B62K 27/00;
IPC-7:
B60D 1/01;
B62J 7/04;
B62K 27/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
B62K27/00B2; B60D1/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
280/204;
280/292;
280/491.5;
280/494;
280/496;
280/498;
Original:
280/204;
280/292;
280/494;
280/496;
280/498;
280/491.5;
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| Field of Search: |
280/204,292,491.5,491.4,494,495,496,498
070/233
403/385,49
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| Priority Number: |
| 1995-04-20 |
US1995000425862 |
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| Abstract: |
A light weight aerodynamically efficient cycling trailer having a single wheel is provided for towing behind a bicycle or motor cycle. The disclosed cycling trailer includes a body enclosure, an overlying lid, a light weight frame, the first end of the frame bending upwardly along the forward surface of the body enclosure to engage with a removable goose-neck tongue, the goose-neck tongue extending upwards along and attaching to the forward surface of the body enclosure, the forward end of the goose-neck tongue extending over the rear wheel of the bicycle and being coupled to a latching universal joint which couples the cycling trailer to the bicycle. The latching universal joint facilitates the easy connecting and disconnecting of the cycling trailer to a bicycle without the need of additional attachments. The cycling trailer is also provided with a removable child carrier, a hanging bar and a cargo shelf.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Boehler, Anne Marie; Zeender, F.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A cycling trailer for use with a bicycle or cycle, the bicycle including a seat post to facilitate the coupling of said cycling trailer thereto, said cycling trailer comprising in combination:
- a body enclosure;
- a frame means for supporting said body enclosure and coupling said body enclosure to the bicycle;
- a wheel, said wheel being coupled to said frame means so to facilitate the supporting of said body enclosure; and
- a latching universal joint, said latching universal joint being coupled to said frame means providing pivotal movement therein, said latching universal joint further including a quick latch means for quick releaseable coupling of said latching universal joint to the seat post of the bicycle thereby facilitating the pulling of said cycling trailer behind the bicycle, wherein said quick latch means is comprised of a latching handle having a cam shaped end and a forward latch plate, said latching handle and said forward latch plate being respectively coupled relative to said latching universal joint, whereby said cam shaped end is positioned so as to frictionally engage said forward latch plate to thereby encompass the seat post and forcibly secure said latching universal joint thereto, said cam shaped end on said latching handle having the ability to be quickly released from said forward latch plate,
whereby said latching universal joint is quickly removable from the seat post without any need of tools and without having any necessary permanent or semi-permanent attachments left on the seat post of the bicycle.
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