Patent ID: 8490847

Claim:
An article carrier configured to be detachably mounted to a trailer hitch of a vehicle, the vehicle having a longitudinal axis and the trailer hitch defining a hitch axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis, the article carrier comprising: a base having a connector configured to be detachably mounted to the trailer hitch, a frame having first and second end portions with the first end portion being mounted to the base and extending upward generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a carrier assembly connected to the second end portion of the frame and configured to support one or more articles, wherein the carrier assembly is configured to be selectively pivoted about an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the carrier assembly including a pair of arms, each arm having a top portion with a plurality of depressions sized to receive a frame component of a bicycle, each of the arms further including a bottom portion having a slot and at least one restraining assembly configured to slide along the slot for selectively positioning the restraining assembly below a depression supporting the frame component of the bicycle, the restraining assembly having a strap for binding the frame component to the restraining assembly.