Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1996-10-30
1998-05-19
Luebke, Renee S.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224510, 224536, B60R 910
Patent
active
057526397
ABSTRACT:
A holding or carrying device that is mountable to a trailer hitch comprises a support member having a horizontal portion that is removably attachable to the hitch, and a vertical portion that contains a tubular telescoping element. Attached to the upper end of the telescoping element is a carrying or holding element, such as a table, platform, or bracket. In one embodiment, the telescoping element is height-adjustable by means a plurality of opposed pairs of apertures in the telescoping element that are registrable with an opposed pair of apertures in the vertical portion, whereby a locking pin can be received in the opposed pair of apertures in the vertical portion, and a selected one of the opposed aperture pairs in the telescoping element. In another embodiment, a bicycle rack assembly is attached to the upper end of the telescoping element. The rack assembly comprises a rack member having a pair of support rods located and configured to support a bicycle frame, and a clamping member, operatively engageable with the rack member, that clamps the bicycle frame against the support rods.
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