Patent ID: 7712759

Claim:
A training wheel assembly adapted to be mounted upon a conventional bicycle for stabilizing it, the bicycle comprising a pedal-driven crank, a sleeve for the crank, a rear wheel, a pair of side frame tubes extending from the crank sleeve to the rear wheel, and a generally trapezoidal void defined between the side frame tubes proximate the crank sleeve, the assembly comprising: a pair of spaced apart training wheels adapted to be disposed on opposite sides of the bicycle adjacent said rear wheel; a pair of rearwardly projecting, offset training wheel support legs for mounting the wheels; and, a dynamic compression fitting for flexibly mounting the training wheel legs, the compression fitting mounted within said void region, the compression fitting comprising: an adjustable mounting flange section secured proximate said void region upon said bicycle side frame tubes; an intermediate flexing section resiliently coupled to and disposed immediately beneath said flange section for receiving the training wheel legs and establishing a first pivot; a damper section disposed beneath said intermediate flexing section; and, an elongated through bolt that generally coaxially penetrates said flange section, said flexing section, and said damper section for axially compressing said sections together, said bolt establishing a second pivot point.