Patent ID: 7704034

Claim:
An apparatus for connection to the rear of a vehicle for towing a bike behind the vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a support member, said support member for receiving a front of the bike, a base, said base connected to selectively move said support member, a tongue, said tongue horizontally, pivotably connected to said base, said tongue for connection to the vehicle, a pair of tie arms, a tie arm receiving plate, said tie arm receiving plate joined to said base, said pair of tie arms each pivotally connected to said tie arm receiving plate, said pair of tie arms each defining a plurality of openings, and a pair of strap receiving brackets, each of said pair of strap receiving brackets positioned in one of said plurality of openings on each of said pair of tie arms, and a pair of upper support arms, a pair of lower support arms, an upper support arm receiving plate, a lower support arm receiving plate, each of said support arm receiving plates joined to said base, each of said pair of upper support arms pivotably connected to said upper support arm receiving plate at one end and to different ones of said pair of tie arms at the other end, each of said pair of lower support arms pivotably connected to said lower support arm receiving plate at one end and to different ones of said pair of tie arms at the other end.