Patent ID: 7527461

Claim:
A transport carrier having a portable safety rail assembly mounted on a deck thereof for transporting and supporting at least one automobile having passenger and driver-side doors, said portable safety rail assembly comprising: an opening permitting one of said doors to swing open therethrough and allow access by a user to the interior of the automobile; a handrail provided a predetermined vertical distance of at least 66 inches relative to the upper surface of the deck, said handrail having a gripping surface permitting the user to maintain his balance on the deck while traversing thereon; a pair of support posts spaced apart a predetermined lateral distance, each one of said support posts having a first end supporting said handrail and a second end removably mounted to the deck by a retaining assembly, said retaining assembly permitting selective vertical displacement of said handrail relative to the upper surface of the deck so as to position said handrail at said predetermined vertical distance said predetermined vertical distance and said predetermined lateral distance creating said opening permitting unobstructed opening and closing of the door ; and a fall arrest safety assembly removably secured to said handrail for preventing a user from falling from the deck while traversing thereon.