Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
Patent
1998-05-15
2000-11-14
Moy, Joseph M.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached to the front or rear end of vehicle
224282, 224527, 224532, 224924, B60R 700, B60R 900
Patent
active
061457205
ABSTRACT:
This carrier is designed to be supported at the back of a vehicle by means of the receiver tube of a trailer hitch. The carrier comprises a frame having a U-shape portion releasably attached to a support member via a T-shaped sleeve with a main upwardly extending leg releasably attached to the middle of the bight of the U-shape frame a transverse leg inserted into the support member, itself and inserted into the receiver tube of the hitch. The two legs of the frame rearwardly extend from the vehicle and a cargo receiving container is pivoted to the rear ends of the frame legs for swinging movement between an upright transport position in which the container rests on and is supported by the frame and a tilted position rearwardly of the legs and clearing the frame to permit access to the back of the vehicle. The container is designed to house several fully assembled bicycles side by side with the bicycle frame and rear wheels parallel to the front wall of the container but with the front wheels and steering handles inclined relative to said front wall so that the container has a minimum of width transverse to the vehicle.
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