Patent ID: 8096582

Claim:
A carrier rack for a vehicle comprising: a tubular frame member comprising at least four corner portions, the tubular frame member defining an outer perimeter of the carrier rack, each of the corner portions partially defining the outer perimeter; and a plurality of strapping members, each of the strapping members comprising a first end portion, a second end portion and a tubular portion intermediate the first and second end portions; wherein each of the strapping members is secured, at each of the first and second end portions, to a respective one of the corner portions of the tubular frame member and is positioned entirely interior of the outer perimeter of the carrier rack, each of the strapping members cooperating with the respective one of the corner portions of the tubular frame member to define a corner opening; the tubular frame member defines a carrier plane, each of the strapping members being spaced apart from the carrier plane; and the carrier plane is generally horizontally oriented, and each of the strapping members is below the carrier plane, when the carrier rack is attached to a vehicle and oriented to carry objects.