Vehicle mounted equipment carrier

摘要

A rack for retaining a plurality of modular accessory cubes at the rear of a motor vehicle includes a hitch mounted swing-away carrier supporting an upright post carrying a number of planar platforms which the cubes may be attached to. The cubes may have drawers for supporting equipment such as grills and the like useful for outdoor activities and other modules may comprise electronic entertainment equipment such as audio players, radio and TV receivers, and the like. The platforms and the bases of the modules are formed with complementary engaging sections for positioning the modules on the platform, and threaded fasteners projecting upwardly through the platforms may quickly allow the modules to be secured and released from the platforms.

主权项

1. A carrier for a motor vehicle comprising:
a rack adapted to be releasably secured to the rear of the motor vehicle, said rack including a generally vertically extending elongated arm and a plurality of elongated rods each having one end joined to said arm at generally right angles so as to extend generally horizontally from said arm; a plurality of generally planar platforms, one attached to each of said plurality of rods at spaced locations relative to one another so that the platforms are aligned generally horizontally when the rack is secured to the vehicle; and a plurality of generally cubical modules, each adapted to be supported on one of the platforms and retained thereon by separable fasteners.