Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1996-03-18
1997-07-15
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224532, 224924, 224537, 224505, B60R 910
Patent
active
056475217
ABSTRACT:
A carrier attached to enable articles such as bicycles to be transported. The carrier comprising an article support member rotatably coupled to a substantially horizontal base member. The base member is designed to be securely inserted within a standard hitch receiver commonly found on many vehicles. The article support member includes a support column oriented in a generally vertical direction and a holding member generally perpendicular to said support column for securing the articles. The carrier further comprises a resistive member coupled to the article support member and the base member to drastically lessens the rotational speed of the article support member during unloading of the article and accessing of a rear hatch door of the vehicle.
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Recla Henry J.
Red Rock Industries
Schaal William W.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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