Patent ID: 6082753
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of shipping a bicycle trailer that has a frame, a wheel rotatably mounted on the frame, and a trailer hitch adapted for releasable connection to a bicycle, which has a front wheel and a back wheel, the trailer hitch formed in first and second sections joined by a hinged connection securable so as to be rigid that causes the overall trailer hitch length to be determined by the combined lengths of the first and second sections, said method comprising the steps ofensuring that the trailer hitch has been released from a bicycle; andsevering the rigidity of the connection and pivoting the first and second sections into an approximately parallel relation to shorten the trailer hitch so that the first and second sections no longer determine the overall trailer hitch length to provide a more compact configuration for the bicycle trailer.