Patent ID: 9016709
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B62D,B62K

Abstract:
1. A trailer for use with a motorcycle to track and lean with the motorcycle as the motorcycle is displaced in a forward travel direction, the trailer comprising: a trailer frame which is elongate in a longitudinal direction between a front end and a rear end of the trailer frame; a hitch arm extending between a first end arranged to be coupled to the motorcycle and a second end pivotally coupled to the front end of the trailer frame for pivotal movement of the hitch arm relative to the trailer frame about an upright input axis; a trailer wheel; a trailer hub supporting the trailer wheel thereon for rotation about a horizontal rolling axis oriented in a lateral direction, the trailer hub being pivotally coupled to the rear end of the trailer frame for pivotal movement of the trailer hub and the trailer wheel supported thereon relative to the trailer frame about an upright steering axis which is centered in said lateral direction relative to the trailer wheel; and a steering mechanism operatively connected to the hitch arm and the trailer hub so as to be arranged to pivot the trailer hub relative to the trailer frame responsive to pivotal movement of the trailer frame relative to the hitch arm.