# US 5,699,985 A · Portable motorcycle carrier

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- Number: US 5,699,985 A
- Document ID: US5699985A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/125,455
- Filed: 1993-09-22
- Granted: 1997-12-23
- Earliest claimed: 1993-09-22
- Inventors: Robert D. Vogel
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5699985A

## CPC

- B60R 9/06: at vehicle front or rear {(rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041)}
- B60R 9/10: for cycles
- Y10S 224/924: Vehicle attached carrier for bicycle or motorcycle
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

Over the years, many times, motorcycle carriers have been affixed to the front or rear portions of four wheeled vehicles in order to transport recreational type motorcycles. My invention not only affixes to the rear or front of most four wheeled vehicles, but will then independently support the motorcycle or all terrain vehicle loaded upon it. All that is required to install the device is a pre-manufactured standard class three hitch receiver installed on a four wheeled vehicle. The outstanding features are: the device can be assembled or stored in a provided container until future use; thus, being portable in the truest sense. In addition, the device can be used as a tow hitch at the same time it is used as a carrier.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A carrier for a vehicle having a central hitch receiver and a pair of additional hitch receivers wherein each additional hitch receiver is positioned on an opposite side of the central hitch receiver; a carrier comprising:
A main support adapted to be secured to the central hitch receiver;
A pair of angle receivers positioned on opposite sides of the main support;
A ramp member having a central portion removably secured to an end of said main support and a pair of end portions positioned on opposite sides of the central portion; and
A pair of auxiliary supports, each auxiliary support having one end rotatably secured to a respective end portion of the ramp member and another end adapted to be secured to a respective additional hitch receiver when the auxiliary support is rotated to an outer position and adapted to be secured to a respective angled receiver when the auxiliary support is rotated to an inner position.