Patent ID: 8167180

Claim:
A load carrying apparatus that conveniently positions a securement strap on a vehicular load carrier that is used to secure an elongate article to a carrying vehicle, said apparatus comprising: a mounting arrangement to be anchored to a vehicular load carrier midway between driver and passenger sides of the carrying vehicle; a lean support configured to receive at its sides the weight of the elongate article for leaning thereagainst, said lean support pivotally attached to said mounting arrangement and comprising two parallel elongate extensions and a strap retention head, said elongate extensions extending from said mounting arrangement and being received by said strap retention head at least one connection point, said strap retention head being located midway between said driver and passenger sides of said vehicle, in the event said mounting arrangement is anchored to the vehicular load, carrier, and having an aperture formed therein and configured to threadably receive a securement strap therethrough thereby trapping said strap at said strap retention head for ready grasping by an operator installing the elongate article onto the load carrying apparatus; and a set device for maintaining a plurality of operator-set orientations of said elongate extension, relative to said mounting arrangement and perpendicular to the vehicular load carrier, in the event said mounting arrangement is anchored to the vehicular load carrier, thereby accommodating variable configuration of said load carrying apparatus.