System and method for hitch rack carrying apparatus
OwnerNick Konopacki, Adam Marteninventors
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Abstract
A system for positioning a hitch rack for attachment to a vehicle hitch receiver, comprising: a body; a transportation base coupled to the body, the transportation base having a plurality of wheel assemblies that facilitate rolling of the system along a ground surface and a support member coupled to the body, the support member configured to receive and support the hitch rack; the system having an adjusting gear mechanism coupled to the support member and the body, the adjusting gear mechanism configured to adjust a height of the support member relative to the transportation base.
Claims9
A system for positioning a hitch rack for attachment to a vehicle hitch receiver, comprising:
- a body;
- a transportation base coupled to the body, the transportation base configured to provide movement of the system along a ground surface;
- a support member coupled to the body, the support member configured to receive and support the hitch rack;
- an adjusting mechanism coupled to the support member and the body, the adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a height of the support member relative to the transportation base, wherein the support member comprises:
- an L-shaped arm having a vertical portion extending upward alongside the body and a horizontal portion extending perpendicular to the vertical portion, wherein a support bracket connected to the L-shaped arm and is configured to receive the hitch rack, wherein the support bracket comprises a plurality of apertures configured to receive position locking pins for fastening the support bracket to the horizontal portion of the L-shaped arm.
A system for positioning a bicycle rack for attachment to a vehicle hitch receiver, comprising:
- a wheeled base;
- a body coupled to the wheeled base;
- an L-shaped support arm coupled to the body, the L-shaped support arm having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion;
- a support bracket coupled to the horizontal portion of the L-shaped support arm, the support bracket configured to receive and support the bicycle rack;
- a support belt coupled to the vertical portion of the L-shaped support arm, the support belt configured to secure the bicycle rack to the L-shaped support arm;
- a lifting mechanism coupled to the L-shaped support arm and the body, the lifting mechanism configured to adjust a height of the L-shaped support arm relative to the wheeled base;
- and a handle coupled to the body for maneuvering the system, wherein the support belt comprises a horizontal adjustment system configured to adjust a horizontal position of the support belt relative to the body.
A system for positioning a bicycle rack for attachment to a vehicle hitch receiver, comprising:
- a wheeled base;
- a body coupled to the wheeled base;
- an L-shaped support arm coupled to the body, the L-shaped support arm having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion;
- a support bracket coupled to the horizontal portion of the L-shaped support arm, the support bracket configured to receive and support the bicycle rack;
- a support belt coupled to the vertical portion of the L-shaped support arm, the support belt configured to secure the bicycle rack to the L-shaped support arm;
- a lifting mechanism coupled to the L-shaped support arm and the body, the lifting mechanism configured to adjust a height of the L-shaped support arm relative to the wheeled base;
- and a handle coupled to the body for maneuvering the system, wherein the support bracket comprises an H-shaped structure with a series of wings extending upward and downward from a middle plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.