Rotatable ram bar apparatus and carrier adapter

A rotatable ram bar apparatus having at least one (1) ram bar assembly for mounting on a vehicle bumper, said assembly comprising:

• a ram bar;
• means for securing said bar to said bumper;
• said securing means including a bracket attachable to the outer side of said bumper;
• and
• means for rotating said bar between a first position wherein said bar extends vertically above and below said vehicle bumper and a second position wherein said bar is substantially parallel to said bumper, said rotating means including locking means for holding said ram bar in said first position, said locking means including a camming disc fixedly mounted to the bracket, a mating disc fixedly mounted to the ram bar, and biasing means urging said discs together, said mating disc including a key and said camming disc including a corresponding slot, the key engaging said slot when the ram bar is in said first position, and said camming disc including a pair of inclined guide surfaces on the slotted side of said camming disc for facilitating the removal of said key from said slot, and said camming disc including stop means having a pair of steps, each step provided on a respective one of the inclined surfaces on opposite sides of the slot and having oppositely facing abutment surfaces for engagment with a respective one of the opposite longitudinal sides of the key for preventing rotation of said bar beyond said second position.