Patent ID: 8261473

Claim:
A sign carrier for carrying signs for use with a vehicle having a receiver hitch, comprising; a basket assembly and a ball mount assembly; said ball mount assembly for attaching to the receiver hitch on a vehicle by sliding into an appropriate opening on the receiver hitch and being fastened thereto, said ball mount assembly comprised of a first horizontal piece of tubing attached to a first vertical piece of channel, said horizontal piece of tubing having a first end that slides into said receiver hitch having an appropriate opening, and one hole in opposite sides corresponding to a hole in opposite sides of a first vertical piece in said ball mount assembly, said holes for securing said ball mount assembly to said trailer hitch; said horizontal piece of tubing of said ball mount assembly having a second end attached to a first vertical piece of channel, said first vertical piece of channel having at least two holes in opposite sides for attaching said ball mount assembly to a first vertical piece of tubing of basket assembly having at least two holes in opposite sides, said holes for securing ball mount assembly to said basket assembly; said first vertical piece of tubing of said basket assembly having a second end, said second end attached to an upper horizontal loop piece, said upper horizontal loop piece attached to a plurality of second vertical pieces of tubing, said plurality of second vertical pieces attached to a lower horizontal loop, said lower horizontal loop attached to first vertical piece of tubing, said lower horizontal loop also attached to a plurality of pieces of bar, said plurality pieces of bar having a first end, said first end attached to said lower horizontal loop, said plurality pieces of bar having a second end, said second end attached to first vertical piece.