Patent ID: 9211846
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A sporting equipment carrier for use with a vehicular receiver mounted on a vehicle having a bumper, the carrier comprising: a mount; the mount having a horizontal member having a first end extending into the receiver and a second end protruding from such receiver, the mount excluding a vertical member; a main rack member extending from the mount; a plurality of secondary members extending horizontally from and perpendicular to the main rack member; a plurality of standard load bars extending horizontally from the secondary members and parallel to the mount and perpendicular to such vehicle bumper, a pivot connecting the mount to the main rack member, the pivot having at least three positions, a first position in which the main rack member, secondary rack members and standard load bars remain horizontal and a second position in which the main rack member, secondary rack members and standard load bars rotate to a vertical orientation, and a third position in which the main rack member, secondary rack members and standard load bars rotate below the horizontal first position.