Luggage rack for vehicles
OwnerGary L. Coxinventor
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Abstract
A luggage rack assembly for vehicles that includes a support mechanism with a support arm releasably and adjustably attached to a vehicle, a wheeled transport mechanism releasably locked to the support arm and having arms pivotally connected to the support mechanism so that the transport mechanism is movable from a raised position locked to the support arm and a ground engaging position and a container for luggage and the like, releasably locked to the transport mechanism.
Claims18
A luggage rack assembly comprising a lifting mechanism having a fixed component arranged for connection to a vehicle and a movable component consisting of at least one member that has a lower end and an upper end, said movable component lower end for pivotal mounting to said fixed component;
- a luggage carrier that supports a container with a top at an upper end, a bottom at a lower end, front wall, rear wall, sidewalls that are interconnected along their edges and access means to the interior of said container;
- wheels and means for securing said wheels to the bottom of said luggage carrier;
- means for pivotally connecting the upper end of said movable component of the lifting mechanism to said luggage carrier adjacent to the intersection of the supported container front wall and top edges;
- means for releasably pivotally connecting said lower end of said movable component to said fixed component;
- and means for releasably securing said upper end of said luggage carrier to said fixed component during vehicle travel.
A luggage rack assembly comprising, a fixed component for attachment to a vehicle rear end that includes a support arm means for releasably attaching said fixed component to the vehicle rear end;
- a lifting assembly consisting of a pair of parallel bars that are connected by a cross member, said parallel bars having aligned ends which are pivotally connected to said fixed component, with the opposite parallel bar ends pivotally connected to a luggage carrier means;
- a rectangular container and means for mounting said rectangular container to said luggage carrier means;
- wheels and means for securing said wheels to the bottom of said rectangular container;
- and latch means for releasably securing said luggage carrier means to said support arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.