Foldable Load Carrier With A Latching Brace

摘要

A cargo load carrier configured to be mounted at the rear of a carrying vehicle and having a support frame mountable to the vehicle. A load carrying member is coupled to the support frame and is deployable from an undeployed configuration to a deployed configuration. A collapsible brace is coupled between the support frame and the load carrying member and has an articulated joint between a pair of pivot arms. A latch is releasably coupled between the pair of pivot arms and the latch has a plurality of latched configurations that releasably lock the load carrier in at least the travelling configuration and the load supporting configuration.

主权项

1. A cargo load carrier configured to be mounted at the rear of a carrying vehicle, the cargo load carrier comprising:
a support frame releasably mountable to a carrying vehicle and that establishes an installed orientation of the load carrier when mounted upon the carrying vehicle; a load carrying member coupled to the support frame and deployable from an undeployed configuration corresponding to a travelling configuration of the load carrier to a deployed configuration of the load carrying member corresponding to a load supporting configuration of the load carrier; a collapsible brace coupled between the support frame and the load carrying member and having an articulated joint between a pair of pivot arms; and a latch, releasably coupled between the pair of pivot arms, wherein the latch has a plurality of latched configurations that releasably lock the load carrier in at least the travelling configuration and the load supporting configuration.