Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1996-04-04
1997-11-11
Recla, Henry J.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224924, 224536, B60R 910
Patent
active
056854692
ABSTRACT:
An improved article carrier includes an article rack, a support and a mount. A pivot joint for displacing the support with respect to the mount provides access to the rear of the vehicle without removing the carrier. Preferably the carrier bracket guides the displaceable support and includes the pivot joint that permits the support to displaced with respect to the mount. The carrier also includes a latch for releasably overlapping a portion of the bracket to retain the support in an upright, load bearing position. The latch is responsive to an actuator carried at the top of the rack. An actuator preferably comprises a handle preferably in the form of a rotary handle, positioned atop the support. A rotary knob carrying an elongated threaded rod positions the clamping jaw of the latch. In one version, the clamping jaw is pivoted into and out of overlapping relation with a flange on the bracket. Another version of the clamping jaw threadably engages a rotary rod to linearly displace the clamping jaw along the threaded portion of the rotated rod.
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Advanced Accessory Systems L.L.C.
Recla Henry J.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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