Multipurpose swing arm assembly of a vehicle accessory rack

A multipurpose swing arm assembly of a vehicle accessory rack, the multipurpose swing arm assembly comprising:

• a multipurpose swing rod having a multipurpose swing rod first end coupled to a base rack of the vehicle accessory rack, a multipurpose swing rod second end opposing the multipurpose swing rod first end, and a multipurpose swing rod longitudinal axis;
• a work top bar hingedly coupled to the multipurpose swing rod, wherein the work top bar comprises:
• a work top bar first end hingedly coupled to the multipurpose swing rod;
• a work top bar second end hingedly coupled to the multipurpose swing rod;
• a work top bar first bend;
• a work top bar first end section extending from the work top bar first end to the work top bar first bend;
• a work top bar second bend;
• a work top bar center section extending from the work top bar first bend to the work top bar second bend, wherein the work top bar center section is perpendicular to the to the work top bar first end section;
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• a work top bar second end section extending from the work top bar second bend to the work top bar second end;
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• a work top coupled to the work top bar, wherein the work top comprises a work top flat plate of rigid material.

A method of coupling a cooler to a vehicle, the method comprising:

• coupling a base rack to a coupling assembly, wherein the base rack comprises:
• an upper support rod having an upper rod first end, an upper rod second end and an upper rod longitudinal axis, wherein the upper rod longitudinal axis is parallel to a bumper longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
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• a hinge tube coupled to the upper support rod first end;
• hingedly coupling a multipurpose swing arm assembly to the hinge tube, wherein the multipurpose swing arm assembly comprises:
• a multipurpose swing rod having a multipurpose swing rod first end removably and rotatably coupled to the hinge tube, a multipurpose swing rod second end opposing the multipurpose swing rod first end, and a multipurpose swing rod longitudinal axis;
• a first cooler tray support rod coupled to the multipurpose swing rod, wherein the first cooler tray support rod has a first cooler tray support rod first end coupled to the multipurpose swing rod, a first cooler tray support rod second end opposing the first cooler tray support rod first end, and a first cooler tray support rod longitudinal axis, wherein the first cooler tray support rod longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the multipurpose swing rod longitudinal axis;
• a second cooler tray support rod coupled to the multipurpose swing rod, wherein the second cooler tray support rod has a second cooler tray support rod first end coupled to the multipurpose swing rod, a second cooler tray support rod second end opposing the second cooler tray support rod first end, and a second cooler tray support rod longitudinal axis, wherein the second cooler tray support rod longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the multipurpose swing rod longitudinal axis;
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• a cooler tray coupled to the first and the second cooler tray support rods, wherein the cooler tray comprises a cooler tray flat plate of rigid material;
• coupling the coupling assembly to the vehicle, wherein the coupling assembly comprises:
• a receiver tube, wherein the receiver tube is an elongate hollow tube with a rounded rectangular shaped transverse cross-section, and wherein the receiver tube is coupled to the base rack, and wherein the receiver tube is coupled to a hitch receiver of the vehicle;
• a receiver wedge tube, wherein the receiver wedge tube is a hollow tube with a rounded rectangular shaped transverse cross section;
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• a tightening bolt that couples the receiver wedge tube to the receiver tube;
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• coupling a cooler to the cooler tray.