Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1995-05-12
1996-12-03
Walczak, David J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224495, 224497, B60R 700
Patent
active
055799736
ABSTRACT:
A carrier for a two wheel vehicle adapted for mounting on the rear of a motor vehicle, with one configuration of this carrier being an extended position intended for carrying a two wheeled vehicle. The second configuration of the carrier is a compacted position in which a minimal amount of space along the rear of the motor vehicle is occupied. This carrier utilizes a rigid base member having a wheel receiving portion, and a second rigid member pivotally attached to the base member, the second member also having a wheel receiving portion. The second member, when in the compacted position, has its wheel receiving position adjacent the wheel receiving portion of the base member, but when the second member is moved to the extended position, its wheel receiving portion is removed for a relatively substantial distance from the wheel receiving portion of the base member. In this way the wheels of a two wheel vehicle can be substantially simultaneously received in the wheel receiving portions of the base member and the second member, whereby the two wheeled vehicle can be transported by the motor vehicle to another location. One embodiment of my carrier may utilize a towing ball that becomes available for towing a trailer when the second member has been moved to its compacted position, whereas in another embodiment the towing ball is at all times in an active position in which the tongue of a trailer can be readily received.
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Renfro, Esq. Julian C.
Walczak David J.
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