Patent ID: 8360456

Claim:
An apparatus for towing bicycles, comprising: a towing arm; a connector, which is adapted to fix said towing arm to a towing vehicle; a joint for interconnection between said towing arm and said connector, which defines, for said towing arm, with respect to said joint, a first oscillation axis and a second oscillation axis, said first oscillation axis being substantially parallel to the resting surface of a towing vehicle to which said connector is correctly coupled during use, said first oscillation axis being furthermore substantially transverse to an anteroposterior direction of the towing vehicle, said second oscillation axis being substantially perpendicular to said resting surface; a fork for connection of said towing arm to a hub of a front wheel of the bicycle to be towed, locking means for locking said fork to said towing arm in order to jointly connect said fork and towing arm during use, wherein the fork is pivoted to said towing arm along a third oscillation axis which is substantially parallel to said first oscillation axis, said fork comprising: two secondary arms provided on opposite sides of a first end of said towing arm, a second end of said towing arm being adapted to be connected to the towing vehicle by way of said connector, a pivot, which passes through said first end and through said secondary arms so as to connect said first end and secondary arms, defining said third oscillation axis, wherein said locking means are interposed between said secondary arms and said towing arm and comprise: first blocks jointly connected to said secondary arms, second blocks jointly connected to said towing arm, fastening means for a mutual fastening of said first blocks to said second blocks; and rotation contrasting means for contrasting mutual rotation of said first blocks with respect to said second blocks when said first and second blocks are fastened by said fastening means; and a strut pivoted on said towing arm, a coupling assembly being provided which is adapted for connection of said strut to the bicycle to be towed.