Patent ID: 6237823
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A load carrier for attachment to the rear end of a vehicle, sad carrier comprising,a coupler for engagement in a forward direction with a vehicle mounted support,a box beam member supported by said coupler and having a first segment in a vertical plane normal to the axis of said coupler and merging with a second segment having a horizontal curved portion projecting in a rearward direction away from said coupler and away from the vertical plane containing said first segment and terminating in a second vertical plane,a swing arm parallel to said first segment and having a proximal end located in said second vertical plane,a container on said swing arm,pivot means in said second vertical plane and coupling said proximal end of the swing arm to said second segment of the box beam member, andplate means on the swing arm for supporting the load container when in a vehicle travel position, said plate means for rested engagement with the box beam member when in a vehicle travel position.