Patent ID: 8011543

Claim:
A load carrier equipped with a system of fixing to a rear part of a vehicle, comprising: a longitudinal arm, one end of which is configured to co-operate with a sleeve solidly connected to an element of a structure of the vehicle; a lever, one end of which is mounted to rotate, with respect to the arm, on a transverse pin carried by the end of the arm and passing through the lever; return means incorporated between the lever and the arm, exerting a force to move the lever away from the arm and into an engagement position with the sleeve; means for locking the fixing system; wherein the locking means includes a handle with a gripping part and a part forming a cam configured to abut against the arm and mounted such that, with respect to the lever, the locking means can rotate on a transverse pin carried by a free end of the lever, between an unlocked state and a locked state of the lever with sleeve.