Receiver mounted sporting equipment rack with longitudinal load bars

摘要

A sporting goods carrier combines the standardized racks and flexibility of a car top carrier with the ease of access and gas conservation of a hitch mounted carrier by providing standard roof rails extending parallel to the mount (and thus parallel to the vehicle) so that sporting equipment such as bicycles, skis and so on may be carried cross-wise to the vehicle at the rear. Using standardized load bars allows the hitch mounted device to accept the many types of roof rack sports equipment carriers already on the market. Load bars may be tilted, U-shaped, moved in and outward and the mount may be rotated below bumper level to allow easy loading and unloading of the vehicle.

主权项

1. A sporting equipment carrier for use with a vehicular receiver mounted on a vehicle having a bumper, the carrier comprising:
a mount; the mount having a horizontal member having a first end extending into the receiver and a second end protruding from such receiver, the mount excluding a vertical member; a main rack member extending from the mount; a plurality of secondary members extending horizontally from and perpendicular to the main rack member; a plurality of standard load bars extending horizontally from the secondary members and parallel to the mount and perpendicular to such vehicle bumper, a pivot connecting the mount to the main rack member, the pivot having at least three positions, a first position in which the main rack member, secondary rack members and standard load bars remain horizontal and a second position in which the main rack member, secondary rack members and standard load bars rotate to a vertical orientation, and a third position in which the main rack member, secondary rack members and standard load bars rotate below the horizontal first position.