Vehicle Cargo Carrier Device

A cargo carrier device for supporting cargo relative to a truck having a cargo box area with laterally opposed sides extending between a passenger cab at a front of the cargo box area and a rear of the cargo box area, the cargo carrier device comprising:

• two mounting assemblies for mounting onto the two laterally opposed sides of the cargo box area respectively;
• a cargo frame comprising two side portions and a cargo supporting crossbar spanning between the two side portions for suspending the cargo therefrom;
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• an operating linkage assembly including a front link assembly and a rear link assembly operatively connected between the cargo frame and the mounting assemblies so as to define a four bar linkage in which:
• the front link assembly includes two front link members pivotally coupled between the mounting assemblies and the two side portions of the cargo frame at the laterally opposing sides of the cargo box area respectively;
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• the rear link assembly includes two rear link members pivotally coupled between the mounting assemblies and the two side portions of the cargo frame at the laterally opposing sides of the cargo box area respectively;
• the four bar linkage being adapted to support the cargo frame to be movable relative to the cargo box area between a transport position in which the cargo supporting crossbar is supported directly above the cargo box area and a loading position in which the cargo supporting crossbar is spaced rearward of the cargo box area, lower in elevation than the transport position.