Patent ID: 6929163

Claim:
An equipment carrier arrangement for mounting to a vehicle, comprising: a base member; a pair of spaced apart members interconnected with the base member; a support member configured to support one or more items of equipment; a pivot arrangement interconnected between the spaced apart members and the support member, wherein the pivot arrangement is operable to pivotably mount the support member for movement between an operative position and a non-use position; and a variable position engagement arrangement associated with the pair of spaced apart members, wherein the variable position engagement arrangement includes first engagement structure located below the pivot arrangement and second engagement structure located rearwardly of the pivot arrangement; wherein the first engagement structure is configured to engage the support member to maintain the support member in one of the operative or non-use positions, and is disengageable from the support member to enable the support member to pivot away from the first engagement structure via the pivot arrangement toward the second engagement structure to the other of the operative or non-use positions, and wherein the second engagement structure is configured to engage the support member to maintain the position of the support member, and is disengageable from the support member to enable the support member to pivot away from the second engagement structure via the pivot arrangement to the operative or non-use position in which the support member is engaged with the first engagement structure.