Patent ID: 6179184
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A cargo carrier adapted to be mounted to a hitch sleeve of a vehicle to position said cargo carrier proximate the rear of the vehicle, said cargo carrier comprising:a drawbar having a first end adapted to be received within the vehicle hitch sleeve and a second end;a bracket including a pair of upwardly extending side walls disposed at said second end of said drawbar and extending upwardly therefrom;a horizontally extending support beam;a cargo platform mounted on said horizontally extending support beam, said horizontally extending support beam received between said upwardly extending side walls of said bracket wherein said cargo platform is selectively adjustable fore and aft relative to said bracket to optimize positioning of said cargo platform relative to the rear of the vehicle; andat least one fastener for lockingly securing said horizontally extending support beam between said upwardly extending side walls of said bracket in one of a plurality of selectable fore and aft locking positions to secure said cargo platform at one of a plurality of fore and aft positions relative to the rear of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, the fore and aft position of the platform effected via longitudinal movement of the platform between the respective fore and aft positions.