Patent ID: 8777074
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: B60D,B60R

Abstract:
1. A hitch-mounted telescopic rack comprising of: (A) a vertical telescopic tube assembly having an inner tube and a hollow outer tube, the hollow outer tube having a receiving end and a hitch attachment end, the inner tube having an attachment end and a movable end, the movable end being movably received within the receiving end of the hollow outer tube; (B) a top tube assembly attaching to the attachment end of the inner tube and supporting one or more rollers, the top tube assembly further having a perpendicular orientation to the vertical telescopic tube assembly; wherein the hitch attachment end is removably received within and secured to the trailer hitch of an automotive vehicle to vertically orient the vertical telescopic tube assembly and to horizontally place the one or more rollers distally from the trailer hitch to allow the one or more rollers rotate and be used to move an object relative to a rear edge of a top of the automotive vehicle, the vertical telescopic tube assembly further having a capability of adjusting a length of the vertical telescopic tube assembly to place the one or more rollers at a height that is two thirds of a distance between the top and the tow hitch of the automotive vehicle.