Patent ID: 11897433
Assignee: JONATHAN MILLER CHAMLIN
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A hitch mounted carrier securing a tree for transport behind a motor vehicle, the hitch mounted carrier comprising:
an elongated member having tubular configuration and a vehicle mating portion;
a receptacle affixed to the elongated member and having a side wall, wherein said receptacle is configured to receive a trunk of a tree;
a securement assembly that extends through an extent the side wall of the receptacle, the securement assembly being configured to engage with a first extent of the trunk of the tree to secure said tree in the receptacle in an engaged state SE; and
a wedge is coupled to an inner surface of the side wall of the receptacle and having a sloped wall with a concave external surface that is configured to engage with a second extent of the trunk of the tree.