Sports equipment rack for vehicle
OwnerChristopher J. Lovciinventor
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Abstract
An equipment rack for vehicles includes a lower support arm extending generally parallel to the rearward bumper of the vehicle and connectable to the vehicle hitch. An upper swinging arm is pivotally connected to the lower arm and includes a horizontally extending portion and a vertical shaft. The upper arm is connected to the lower arm such that the vertical shaft will swing through an arc away from the rearward end of the vehicle. A locking pin is connectable through apertures in the upper and lower arms to lock the upper and lower arms together to prevent swinging movement of the upper arm. Interchangeable brackets are designed for selective connection to the vertical shaft and have supports thereon for various types of equipment.
Claims6
An equipment rack for use with a vehicle:
- said vehicle having a rearward end with as rearward bumper and a hitch on said rearward end, said bumper extending horizontally from side to side of said vehicle and having upper and lower edges and right and left ends;
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- said equipment rack adapted to be removably connected to said hitch, comprising
- a lower support arm adapted to be aligned parallel to said bumper and adapted to extend from said hitch to the right end of said bumper, said lower support arm having first and second ends;
- means on said first end of the lower arm for removably connecting said lower arm to said hitch;
- an upper swinging arm pivotally connected to said lower arm to pivot about a generally vertical axis;
- said upper arm including a horizontal portion having first and second ends, the first end being approximate the first end of said lower arm the second end thereof pivotally connected to the second end of said lower arm;
- said upper arm pivotal from a lock position in which the upper arm horizontal portion is parallel to the lower arm to a swinging position in which the upper arm horizontal portion is generally perpendicular to the lower arm;
- said upper arm including a vertical shaft portion projecting upwardly form the first end of said horizontal portion, such that said shaft may be swung through an arc parallel to the pivotal axis;
- means for selectively locking said upper arm with respect to the lower arm to prevent pivotal movement;
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- means removably connected to said upper arm shaft for pivotal movement therewith, for supporting a predetermined piece of equipment on said shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.