Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-27
2005-09-27
Elkins, Gary E. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
C224S512000, C224S532000, C224S536000, C224S543000, C224S558000, C224S567000, C224S570000, C414S462000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06948645
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable frame, mountable on a vehicle, for releasably securing hand trucks of different sizes and configurations includes: a support platform for receiving a base of a hand truck; a first and a second side member affixed to the platform; a first bracket and a second bracket attached to the first and second side members, respectively, the brackets extending in parallel therewith; an elongate swing bar pivotally connected to the first bracket and pivotal between a first position that retains the hand truck on the platform, and a second position, which allows access and removal of the hand truck from the platform; and a latch mounted on the swing bar. The second bracket may include a strike that engages the latch for releasably securing the swing bar in the first position. Cushioned crossbars attachable to the side members dampen vibration of the hand truck during transportation.
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Bloodworth Billie M.
Pierce John M.
Snowa Bill
Elkins Gary E.
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP
Mickey Truck Bodies Inc.
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