US 7,523,986 B2
Child carrier attachments for bicycles
Malcolm Jefferson, Ottawa (Canada); Brian Barnwell, Stittsville (Canada); and Terence Norman Back, Whitby (Canada); Josephine Back, legal representative
Assigned to 2083461 Ontario Inc., Ottawa (Canada)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/804,070.
Claims priority of application No. 2300598 (CA), filed on Mar. 14, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2004/0061361 A1, Apr. 01, 2004
Int. Cl. B60J 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 297—195.13  [297/243] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A child carrier attachment for a bicycle, comprising a support device and a child's seat mounted on said support device, said supper device comprising:
an elongate support comprising a rear support bar and a front support bar, the elongate support having an overall length and defining a longitudinally extending channel, wherein said longitudinally extending channel is generally u-shaped extending the length of the elongate support and is adapted to mate with a top tube of said bicycle when said bicycle is a male style bicycle;
a rear fastener on said rear support bar, said rear fastener comprising a rear clamping device which is adjustable into gripping engagement with a saddle post of the bicycle to secure said support device to said saddle post; and
a front fastener on said front support bar, said front fastener comprising a front clamping device which is adjustable into gripping engagement with a steering post of said bicycle,
said front and rear support bars being adjustable relative to one another to vary the spacing of said front and rear clamping devices and adjust the overall length between an extended position and a retracted position.