Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1995-01-17
1995-11-28
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224507, 224508, 224521, 224532, 224535, 224 4221, B62D 4302
Patent
active
054699983
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a tire carrier for an automotive vehicle and, more particularly, to a hitch mounted tire carrier. The invention includes a cantilever construction having the combination of an elongated arm having the tire mount structure, and a bracket for the arm connectable, for example, to a tow hitch of a vehicle. The arm is movable relative to the bracket between the transportation position and in inactive position, and a cinch is provided on the bracket for normally maintaining the arm in the transportation position but releasing the same for movement to the inactive position. The cinch has a lever latch which, in keeping with the invention, is manipulatable of the cinch to an over-center position. A tightener is provided as a protuberance on the lever latch which is mounted for pivoting to a stop position beyond a center position at which it would be generally orthogonal to a bearing surface it engages. The combination also preferably includes a coupler having a drawbar and a tightener designed to maintain intimate contact between a surface of the drawbar and a surface of the tow hitch irrespective of vehicle movement.
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Gibbs Douglas P.
Van Dusen Donn S.
Douglas Steven O.
Flehr Hohbach, Test, Albritton & Herbert
Mascotech Accessories, Inc.
Recla Henry J.
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