Adaptive carrier insert bar assembly

摘要

An insert bar assembly can comprise an elongate hitch-attachment bar which in turn comprises a hitch-receiver insert portion located at an insertable end of the bar. An insert bar assembly can include an expander which accommodates attachment of the assembly to a hitch which is larger than the insert portion of the bar.

主权项

1. An insert bar assembly for a hitch-rack load carrier comprising a leveraged, diagonally directed expander for securing the insert bar assembly in a rectangularly shaped hitch receiver, the insert bar assembly comprising:
an elongate hitch-attachment bar having a length, width and height, and comprising a hitch-receiver insert portion located proximate a lead-in end of the bar; an expander that extends and retracts relative to an exterior surface of the hitch-receiver insert portion in response to relative motion of the expander on the bar; and a leveraging rocker-arm inter-coupling the expander, the hitch-attachment bar and a manually operable actuator for moving the expander along the hitch-receiver insert portion in response to manipulation of the actuator.