Patent ID: 9573429
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B60D

Claim:
1. An insert bar assembly for a hitch-rack load carrier, comprising: a hitch-attachment bar comprising a hitch-receiver insert portion located at an insertable end of the hitch-attachment bar; and a securement pin comprising a first end coupled to the hitch-attachment bar at a fixed distance from the insertable end of the hitch-attachment bar and an engagement end, wherein the securement pin is configured to provide repetitive, same location positioning of the engagement end of the pin in a pin-secured configuration of the insert bar assembly, and wherein the first end of the securement pin extends into an interior space within the hitch-attachment bar in which a biasing member is located, wherein the biasing member is configured to engage the first end of the securement pin within the interior space.