Material or article handling – Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
Patent
1996-03-22
1997-11-11
Krizek, Janice L.
Material or article handling
Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
224282, 224519, 224521, 280506, 403374, B60R 910
Patent
active
056856865
ABSTRACT:
An articulable, hitch-sleeve-mounted, wobble-resistant, article-carrying rack is movable from an inclined position for carrying articles, to a declined position in which such carried articles may be removed. The rack includes a hitch mount which is insertable into a vehicle's hitch or hitch sleeve and is adapted for engaging the hitch internally thereof for reducing the tendency of the rack to wobble. First and second elongate frame members are pivotally mounted on the hitch mount, and each includes an upper end longitudinally spaced from the hitch mount. The frame members are maintained in a generally parallel relationship with one another. A latch member connects the upper ends of the frame members and locks the frame members in either of the inclined or declined positions. At least one support bar is pivotally mounted on the frame members adjacent the upper ends and extends generally horizontally away therefrom for supporting articles thereon. The support bar maintains its horizontal disposition when the rack is moved between the inclined and declined positions.
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Krizek Janice L.
Yakima Products
LandOfFree
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