Swing-away hitch mounted equipment carrier

Details Swing-away hitch mounted equipment carrier Swing-away hitch mounted equipment carrier

2007-08-28

2007-08-28

Newhouse, Nathan J. (Department: 3782)

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle

C224S495000, C224S519000, C414S462000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10833874

ABSTRACT:
A swing-away hitch mounted equipment carrier that is movable between collapsed and extended positions has a rectangular insert that is sized and shaped to be received in a trailer hitch receiver affixed to a vehicle. A fixed arm is attached to the insert. A first swing arm is pivotally connected to the fixed arm and a second swing arm is pivotally connected to the first swing arm. A vertical member having an equipment carrier affixed on an upper end is pivotally connected at a lower end to the second swing arm. The vertical member is constrained for rotational movement about its longitudinal axis, the equipment carrier rotating with the vertical member. A first control member is provided for controlling the pivoting movement of the first and second swing arms as the swing-away hitch mounted equipment carrier is moved between the collapsed and extended positions. A second control member is provided for controlling the rotational movement of the vertical member and the equipment carrier as the swing-away hitch mounted equipment carrier is moved between the collapsed and extended positions.

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