Patent ID: 7815083

Claim:
A hitch mounted carrier for a vehicle, comprising: a tubular hitch mount adapted to mate with a hitch receiver on the rear of a vehicle; a beam longitudinally aligned with said hitch mount and pivotally connected to said tubular hitch mount to pivot between a below horizontal position and an upright position; and a pair of rods extending transversely with respect to said beam, said pair of rods comprising: a first rod that slidably passes through said beam to extend laterally such that a proximal end of said first rod is disposed on an opposite side of said beam from a distal end of said first rod, the first rod mounted so that sliding the first rod through the beam adjusts the distance between the beam and the first bicycle wheel support and further comprising a first bicycle wheel support pivotally mounted to said distal end of said first rod; and a second rod that slidably passes through said beam to extend laterally such that a proximal end of said second rod is disposed on an opposite side of said beam from a distal end of said second rod, and further comprising a second bicycle wheel support pivotally mounted to said distal end of said second rod, the second rod mounted so that sliding the second rod through the beam adjusts the distance between the beam and the second bicycle wheel support.