Patent ID: 7621493

Claim:
A system comprising: a trailer having a frame, the frame comprising first and second frame elements that form an A-frame tongue, the A-frame tongue having a vertex, a first side formed by the first frame element and a second side formed by the second frame element, the vertex having means for hitching the trailer to a towing vehicle; a bicycle rack having a mounting post; a bicycle rack support mounted on the tongue, the support comprising: a cross-piece having a length that spans the tongue from the first side to the second side, the cross-piece forming a first angle with the first side and a second angle with the second side, first and second mounting brackets secured to the cross-piece for mounting the support on the first and second frame elements, the first mounting bracket forming an angle with the cross-piece which is congruent to the first angle, the second mounting bracket forming an angle with the cross-piece which is congruent to the second angle, and a tube secured to the cross-piece and receiving the mounting post; and a pin, securing the mounting post in the tube.