Patent ID: 7766358

Claim:
A coupling device for connecting a lead bicycle and a trailing bicycle in tandem comprising: a first connector attachable to said lead bicycle; a second connector attachable to said trailing bicycle; and a telescoping linking bar having a first end and a second end and being releasably attachable to said first and second connectors, wherein a portion of said linking bar allows limited longitudinal travel and wherein said linking bar is provided with an articulated joint that permits limited horizontal, vertical and torsional rotation of said linking bar about its longitudinal axis; wherein said first end is connected to said first connector and said second end is connected to said second connector and said linking bar comprises multiple tubes of decreasing diameter from said first end to said second end; wherein said limited longitudinal travel takes place within one of said multiple tubes and said travel is governed by a rod of predetermined length within said one tube said rod being provided with keepers on each end and being slidable through a pair of bushings.