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US 6,202,909 B1Granted
Storable hitch mounted cargo carrier
AssigneeDraw-Tite, Inc.
InventorsJacob S. Belinky, David A. Young
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Abstract
A cargo carrier (10) has a separable drawbar (22) and platform (20) for facilitating ease of storage when not in use. The drawbar (22) is mountable to a vehicle hitch and the platform (20) is mounted onto the drawbar (22) via the fastening of a single manually operated knob (74).
Claims8
A cargo carrier constructed to be mounted to a hitch sleeve of a vehicle to position said cargo carrier proximate the rear of the vehicle;
- said cargo carrier comprising:
- a drawbar having a first end construction to be removably mounted to the vehicle hitch sleeve and a rear distal end that includes a first bracket;
- a cargo platform having a rear end removably attachable to said first bracket;
- a second bracket affixed on an intermediate section of said drawbar between said first end and said rear distal end;
- said second bracket removably connectable to said front end of said cargo platform;
- said first bracket having a slot extending from an edge thereof for receiving a fastener that passes through a rear rail of said platform;
- a manually operated knob engaging said fastener;
- and
- an embossment at a side of said slot and said bracket for preventing said knob and fastener from laterally disengaging from said slot when said knob is fully fastened onto said fastener.
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A cargo carrier constructed to be mounted to a hitch sleeve of a vehicle;
- said cargo carrier comprising:
- a drawbar having a first end adapted to be selectively mounted to the hitch sleeve;
- a cargo platform removably mounted onto said drawbar by a releasable fastener device such that said cargo platform is disconnectable from said drawbar such that said drawbar and cargo platform can be stored in the vehicle as separate members;
- said releasable fastener device being a single operated fastener located axially with said drawbar and connecting an edge rail of said cargo platform to said drawbar;
- and
- said drawbar having a front bracket with a top lip engaging a front rail section of said cargo platform and said single operated fastener clamps a rear rail section of said cargo platform.
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A cargo carrier constructed to be mounted to a hitch sleeve of a vehicle;
- said cargo carrier comprising:
- a drawbar having a first end adapted to be selectively mounted to the hitch sleeve;
- a cargo platform removably mounted onto said drawbar by a releasable fastener device such that said cargo platform is disconnectable from said drawbar such that said drawbar and cargo platform can be stored in the vehicle as separate members;
- said releasable fastener device being a single operated fastener located axially with said drawbar and connecting an edge rail of said cargo platform to said drawbar;
- and
- said single operated fastener being a threaded manually operated member, threadably engaging a complementary threaded fastener element to lock said rear rail section onto a rear bracket member attached to said drawbar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.