Patent ID: 8109422
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A load carrier for a rear end of a vehicle comprising: a load supporting member; a releasable pivot locking member; and a mounting member comprising a hub connecting arm and a vehicle contacting portion, said hub connecting arm and said vehicle contacting portion pivotally coupled to one another, said releasable pivot locking member, in a locked state, preventing pivoting movement of said hub connecting arm and said vehicle contacting portion relative to one another to dispose said hub connecting arm and a portion of said vehicle contacting portion at an angle, and in an unlocked state, allowing pivoting movement of said vehicle contacting portion with respect to said hub connecting arm such that said vehicle contacting portion is pivotal toward said hub connecting arm; wherein said releasable pivot locking member is slideable from a first position to a second position along the longitudinal length of one of said hub connecting arm and said vehicle contacting portion, wherein in said first position said releasable locking member engages both of said hub connecting arm and vehicle contacting portion to achieve said locked state and in said second position said releasable locking member engages only one of said hub connecting arm and vehicle contacting portion for said unlocked state and wherein said releasable pivot locking member includes a pair of apertures for sliding along the length and receiving one of said hub connecting arm and said vehicle contacting portion; wherein said releasable pivot locking member comprises a tensioning strap, said tensioning strap urging said releasable pivot locking member in a direction toward said locked state when a securing tension is applied thereto.