Patent ID: 7886948

Claim:
A hitch carrier device for transporting cargo on a hitch of a road vehicle, said carrier device comprising a support structure having a vertical support post, a horizontal hitch connecting post at a lower end of said vertical support post, a horizontal harness support frame secured to an upper end portion of said vertical support post, a harness of flexible material detachably secured to said horizontal harness support frame for supporting a cargo to be transported at an elevated position above said hitch behind said road vehicle, a transverse support bar secured at mid-length thereof to a top end of said vertical support post, said horizontal harness support frame having a pair of horizontal support arms, each horizontal support arm being connected at a respective end of said transverse support bar and extending in a common direction in parallel relationship to one another, harness attaching means between a free end of said pair of horizontal support arms, said harness attaching means being constituted by a roll bar to which a side portion of said harness is secured, and a winch mechanism secured to an end of said roll bar whereby to wind and unwind a portion of said harness upon said roll bar whereby to lift and lower a load supported by said harness.