Patent ID: 7303222

Claim:
A utility carrier apparatus for mounting a module upon a truck bed of a truck, the truck bed including first and second standard tether pin receptacles, first and second standard latching pin receptacles and first and second standard tailgate pivot receptacles, the apparatus comprising: a. a vertical post being connectable to the first standard tether pin receptacle, the first standard latching pin receptacle, and the first standard tailgate pivot receptacle of the truck bed; b. a latching member being connectable to the second standard tether pin receptacle, the second standard latching pin receptacle, and the second standard tailgate pivot receptacle of the truck bed; and c. a gate defining first and second end portions and an angled module receptacle interposed therebetween, the first end portion being pivotally connectable to the vertical post, the second end portion being removably connectable to the latch member.