Patent ID: 6769708
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B62H

Abstract:
A dual mode training aid for a bicycle, said dual mode training aid being mountable to a bicycle frame, deployable in a first mode and a second mode, and operable by a non-rider to guide and control the movement of the bicycle, said bicycle having a rear wheel operative on a supportive surface, the bicycle frame including a seat post and a seat for rider support, the dual mode training aid comprising:an attachment adapted to attach to the seat post; a fixing device located on said attachment for affixing said training aid to the bicycle; a sleeve attached to said attachment; a first support member having a first bar portion and a first leg segment, said first bar portion being rotationally received in said sleeve; a second support member having a second bar portion and a second leg segment, said second bar portion being rotationally received in said sleeve; a first tightening device located on said sleeve and operable to tighten said sleeve such that said first bar portion is rotationally fixed within said sleeve; a second tightening device located on said sleeve and operable to tighten said sleeve such that said second bar portion is rotationally fixed within said sleeve; a first projection extending from said first leg segment at an end of said first leg segment opposite said first bar portion; a second projection extending from said second leg segment at an end opposite said second bar portion; a first wheel attached to said first projection at a location opposite said first leg segment; a second wheel attached to said second projection at a location opposite said second leg segment; wherein in said first mode said first and second wheels are in a down position adjacent the supportive surface to provide stability and in said second mode said first and second projections are above the rear wheel to provide a point of contact for the non-rider to guide and control the movement of the bicycle.