Patent ID: 6155582
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
In combination, a first bicycle, a second bicycle, and a coupling device for coupling said first bicycle to said second bicycle for enabling said first bicycle riding on a ground surface to pull said second bicycle, each of said first and second bicycles respectively having first and second front wheels, first and second rear wheels, first and second seat posts, first and second handlebars and first and second head tubes, said coupling device comprising:a linking bar having a generally elongated configuration, said linking bar defining a bar first longitudinal end and an opposed bar second longitudinal end;a first attachment means coupled to said linking bar adjacent said first longitudinal end releasably attaching said linking bar to said first bicycle;a second attachment means coupled to said linking bar adjacent said second longitudinal end releasably attaching said linking bar to said second bicycle;said linking bar being configured and sized such that said first bicycle front and rear wheels contact said ground surface, and said second bicycle rear wheel also contacts said ground surface but said second bicycle front wheel is in a spaced relationship relative to said ground surface.