Material or article handling – Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
Patent
1995-06-07
1997-08-19
Merritt, Karen B.
Material or article handling
Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
224536, 224537, 224924, B60R 0908
Patent
active
056581190
ABSTRACT:
A support rack for carrying articles behind a vehicle is disclosed. The rack includes a base member, a forward beam, a rearward beam, a top member, and lock arms. The base member is securable to the rearward end of the vehicle. The forward and rearward beams are pivotally connected to the base member and project upwardly therefrom. The beams are parallel to each other and together form a parallelogram with the base member and the top member. The top member is pivotally connected to the forward and rearward beams. The lock arms are for releasably locking the forward beam and the rearward beam in upright positions above the base member. Support arms are also slidably coupled to the top member for securing bicycles thereon. A crank clamp attachment structure is also provided, which fits on top of the top member to hold extra bicycles. The crank clamp attachment structure includes crank clamps and wheel rails. A crank clamp embodiment is also disclosed to secure bicycles behind a vehicle without a pivoting support rack. A base beam projects behind the vehicle and is attached to two crank clamps and wheel rails to securely hold bicycles.
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Allsop Ivor J.
Clausen Eivind
Krizek Janice L.
Merritt Karen B.
Softride, Inc.
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