Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1994-10-26
1995-08-22
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224282, 224504, 224506, 224507, 224510, 224521, 224532, 224537, 224536, 2249175, 224924, B60R 910
Patent
active
054431891
ABSTRACT:
An improved article mounting assembly for a vehicle mounted carrier is described. This particular style of vehicle mounted carrier has an upright primary support member with a bottom end adapted for attachment to a square tube trailer hitch on a vehicle and a top end having means to secure articles to the primary support member. The improvement includes a tubular primary upright support member having a top end, a bottom end and an interior bore. A lower mounting member is provided having a first portion and a tubular second portion. The first portion has article receiving depressions. The second portion has having an interior bore that telescopically receives the top end of the primary support member. A stop is provided to limit the relative telescopic movement of the tubular second portion of the lower mounting member and the primary support member. An upper mounting member is provided having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has article receiving depressions that cooperate with the article receiving depressions of the lower mounting portion. The second portion is telescopically received in the interior bore of the primary support member. A lock mechanism is provided to lock the second portion in relative telescopic position within the primary support member.
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Lambert Anthony R.
Recla Henry J.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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