Patent ID: 9597936
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B60D,B60R

Claim:
1. A carrier for transporting items using the hitch receiver of a vehicle, comprising: a one-piece tray including a bottom wall, a first side panel, a second side panel, a first end wall and a second end wall; each of said first and second end walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall and having opposed end edges, a first bend being formed between said first end wall and said bottom wall and a second bend being formed between said second end wall and said bottom wall; each of said first and second side panels comprising: said opposed end edges of each of said first and second side walls abutting an end edge of said first and second end walls and being fixed thereto, said first and second side walls and said first and second end walls collectively forming a compartment of said one-piece tray; a first notch formed in said first reinforcing beam and a second notch formed in said second reinforcing beam which aligns with said first notch; a mounting tube connected to said bottom wall opposite said compartment and extending between said first and second notches, said mounting tube having an end which protrudes from one of said first and second reinforcing beams in position to be secured within the hitch receiver of a vehicle.