Patent ID: 8783536

Claim:
An adjustable hitch-mounted bicycle carrier for use with a vehicle, said hitch-mounted bicycle carrier comprising: a lower connecting arm; a lower base section attached to said lower connecting arm; an upper base section; an adjusting gear mechanism attached to said lower base section and engaged with said upper base section, comprising: an adjusting nut rotatable between clockwise and counter clockwise directions to lower and raise said upper base section in relation to said lower base section; a first conical meshing gear disposed at a horizontal configuration relative to a longitudinal length of said lower and upper base sections respectively; a second conical meshing gear; a bearing firmly connected to a central vertical shaft; and, a bearing plate attached to said second conical meshing gear; a hand crank engaged with said adjusting gear mechanism such that rotational movement of said hand crank causes rotational movement of said adjusting gear mechanism and thereby linearly reciprocates said upper base section relative to said lower base section.