Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1997-06-13
1999-12-14
Walczak, David J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224488, 224502, 224525, 224530, 224545, 224548, 224553, 224924, B60R 1100, B60R 900
Patent
active
060005947
ABSTRACT:
A load carrier mountable upon a transporting vehicle having an extension member for positioning an article carried upon the load carrier away from the transporting vehicle. The extension member has a vehicle engaging end that is coupleable to the transporting vehicle and a supporting end substantially opposite the vehicle engaging end upon which an upwardly extending support assembly is connected. The support assembly has an upright post fixed to the extension member and an upright support member coupled to the extension member for relative pivotal movement between the upright post and the upright support member. A collar is slidingly engagable upon the upright support member for releasably securing the upright support member to the upright post thereby establishing a traveling orientation of the load carrier. The collar has a tightener for orienting the collar between an expanded configuration that permits relative sliding movement between the collar and the upwardly extending support assembly and a constricted configuration that prevents relative sliding movement between the collar and the upwardly extending support assembly.
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Industri AB Thule
Maust Timothy L.
Walczak David J.
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