Patent ID: 7487895

Claim:
A carrier comprising a substantially tubular body and a cover each made of synthetic polymeric/copolymeric plastic material; said tubular body being defined by a peripheral wall closed at a first end by a bottom wall and having an upper peripheral edge portion at a second end opposite said first end which defines an opening of said tubular body; said cover including a peripheral wall having a peripheral edge portion substantially matching said tubular body upper peripheral edge portion to close said opening in a first closed position of said cover relative to said tubular body, means for pivoting said cover relative to said tubular body between said first closed position and a second open position, means for removably connecting said tubular body to a vehicle, said pivoting means and said connecting means are located in substantially vertically spaced and substantially vertically aligned relationship along a substantially vertical plane through a substantially vertical axis of said tubular body whereby pivotal opening motion of said cover is in an upward direction toward a vehicle to which said carrier is adapted to be connected by said connecting means thereby facilitating access to an interior of said tubular body, said cover peripheral wall convergingly tapers away from said cover peripheral edge portion toward a converging terminal apex wall portion which defines a hand grip portion, and said terminal apex wall portion curves away from said vertical axis in the direction of a side of said tubular body at which are located said pivoting means and said connecting means.