Patent ID: 6311997
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A sidecar in combination with a bicycle having a bicycle frame extending in a plane and defining a bottom axle housing for supporting a power train, including a chain sprocket and a pair of pedals said sidecar comprising a wheeled frame adapted to extend on one side of the bicycle, a seat provided on said wheeled frame, and a coupling for attaching said wheeled frame to a bottom portion of the bicycle frame while allowing relative pivotal movements of the bicycle frame relative to said wheeled frame about a longitudinal axis of the bicycle, said coupling including a first part which is fixed relative to the bicycle frame and a second part which is fixed relative to said wheeled frame, said first and second parts being rotatably interconnectable to form with said wheeled frame a system having one degree of freedom, wherein said wheeled frame extends forwardly from said coupling in front of the bottom axle housing behind a front wheel of the bicycle and then laterally to clear a path defined by the pedals when operated to propel the bicycle.