Foldable cargo carrying basket

A foldable cargo carrying basket for mounting to a vehicle, comprising:

• a mounting bar having first and second ends, said first end adapted to be removably coupled to the hitch sleeve of a vehicle and said second end having a ball hitch attached thereto;
• an elongate main frame member defining a width and having opposed ends;
• an upstanding support bar fixedly attached to said mounting bar intermediate said first and second ends thereof and extending between said mounting bar and said main frame member;
• a generally rectangular front wall having a front wall framework attached to said main support member and extending upwardly therefrom, said front wall framework having opposed struts extending upwardly from respective ends of said main frame member;
• a generally rectangular platform having a platform framework pivotally coupled to said main support member and selectively movable between a first configuration generally perpendicular to said front wall and a second configuration generally parallel to said front wall;
• a rear wall having a rear wall framework pivotally coupled to said platform framework and selectively movable between an upstanding configuration generally parallel to and spaced apart from said front wall framework and a folded configuration overlapping said platform;
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• a pair of side walls, each side wall having a side wall framework pivotally coupled to a respective upstanding strut of said front wall framework such that said side walls are selectively movable between a first configuration generally perpendicular to said front wall and a second configuration generally parallel to and overlapping said front wall, said side walls extending between said front and rear walls at said first configuration thereof.