ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,019, issued on April 7.

"Device for towing a towed bicycle with a towing bicycle" was invented by Christian Dorr (Weitra, Austria) and Petra Dorr (Weitra, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for towing a towed bicycle with a towing bicycle comprises a frame attachment (1) for the towing bicycle, a carrier (2) connected to the frame attachment (1), the carrier comprising a hub holder (4) for the front wheel hub of the towed bicycle. In order to enable safe towing of a towed bicycle without modifying it, whereby the towing position can be established as simply as possible and driving safety during towing is impaired as litt...