Bike trailer

Bicycling has become a standard method of physical exercise and recreation, as well as a method of transportation. A frequent scenario is that bike trips involve small children who are not readily carried on a bicycle, and who are too small to ride either a separate cycle or a trailing cycle. As part of the use of bikes for families, there has been a trend toward the use of trailers for bicycles, the trailers having such uses as transportation of small children and transportation of cargo. To this end, a variety of bicycle trailers have been developed, whose primary purpose is for carrying children, however, the trailers also serve as utility trailers for carrying cargo, camping equipment, the family pets, etc. An infant can accompany a parent by being placed in an infant seat above the rear tire of the parent’s bicycle. Infant seats, however, are not of sufficient size to accommodate older children who are not yet old enough to ride their own bicycle. This presents a problem for the parent or family who desires to cycle as a family activity. Bike trailers allow these children to accompany the adults while cycling. A bike trailer attaches to the bicycle and is generally of sufficient size to allow two small children to be placed therein. Groceries and other items may be carried in the bike trailer either with a child or alone. Thus, bicycle trailers provide many advantages to the cyclist who is a parent and to any cyclist who desires to transport items by bicycle.

Bike trailers have been used to transport children, camping gear, dogs and other items bicyclists desire to have with them during and after a bike ride. These trailers are typically light in weight to minimize the burden to the rider of the bicycle. A baby carrier may be trailed to the bicycle by a trailing rod assembly such that the baby may have fun together with parents. A bike trailer assembly typically includes an armature or yoke which is attached to the bicycle, a load-bearing frame or receptacle for transporting cargo, and one or more relatively small rear wheels which are typically rigidly coupled to the frame or receptacle in a conventional manner. There are many varieties of such bike trailers, which have taken many forms. In some such bike trailers, infant or toddler carrying vehicles have generally taken the form of two-wheeled trailers configured with a conventionally seating area for the occupant. A bike trailer is usually connected to a bike via a securing assembly between the bike trailer and the bike, A conventional securing assembly is normally provided with two hooks to connect to the rear axle of the bike and a front portion of the trailer, respectively. With the provision of the securing assembly, a biker is able to tow a trailer.

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May 31, 2008 | Filed Under Baby carrier