| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 224495000 | Movable carrier or carrier portion | 63 |
| 20090101685 | Apparatus for transporting refuse cans - The present invention provides for the safe and easy transport of refuse cans such as standard residential refuse cans. The present invention includes a removably mountable refuse can transport device that is mounted to a vehicle by a hitch engagement such as an insert to a conventional trailer hitch, a vertical support mounted with a base that supports a refuse can and a locking plate that moves vertically to retain a refuse can on the base to allow convenient transport of the refuse can. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090159627 | Portable hitch mounted cargo carrier - A cargo carrier having a hitch sleeve on its bottom and legs with wheels on its sides. A hitch shaft is inserted into a trailer hitch on a vehicle and the hitch sleeve fits over the hitch shaft. The legs have an internal screw type jack mechanism to raise and lower the cargo carrier to place the hitch sleeve over the hitch shaft, and to raise the legs so that the vehicle can transport the cargo carrier on the hitch shaft without having to remove the legs. The wheels allow the cargo carrier to be portable when not connected to the vehicle and allow the hitch sleeve to be aligned with the hitch shaft to facilitate insertion of bolts through the hitch sleeve and hitch shaft, thereby fastening the cargo carrier to the hitch shaft. The legs can be rotatably mounted to the cargo carrier to provide additional clearance of the legs above the ground by rotating them, once the cargo carrier hitch sleeve is connected to the hitch shaft inserted in the vehicle trailer hitch. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20130001266 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE - A passenger vehicle is provided with a seating row that is oriented in a passenger compartment forward of a storage compartment. The seating row has a seat back that is pivotally connected to the vehicle body for providing access to the storage compartment when the seat back is in a collapsed position. A battery having a top surface is mounted within the storage compartment. A receptacle is provided with a back surface that is connected to the top surface of the battery by a panel. The receptacle moves in a fore-and-aft direction relative to the battery between a rearward position within the storage compartment and a forward position within the passenger compartment. A face of the receptacle engages the seat back, and the panel extends from the receptacle to the battery in the forward position for providing a raised platform extending to the passenger compartment. | 01-03-2013 |
| 224496000 | Movable to within vehicle or under vehicle | 7 |
| 20110163141 | Apparatus for On-Board Storage of Electric Vehicle Charging Cord - An electric charging cord is stored aboard an automotive vehicle using a cord storage unit that has at least one mounting feature. A bracket is positioned on an interior of a movable body closure, such as a hatch-back, and engages the mounting feature to removably attach the storage unit to the panel throughout movement of the body closure between open and closed positions. In a stowed position, the storage unit is held closely adjacent the body closure by a latch. When the body closure is in the raised/open position, the latch is released and the storage unit drops downward and hangs from the bracket where it may easily be removed from engagement with the bracket. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20130087590 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear bumper having a back beam mounted under an inner space thereof, and a storage case provided in a space above the rear bumper, having a portion exposed to the outside formed so as to coincide with an outer surface of the rear bumper, and drawn-out/drawn-in by being slid to the outside in a state in which a load is supported above the back beam. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130087591 | STORAGE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a rear bumper having a back beam mounted under an inner space thereof, a storage case provided in a space above the rear bumper and drawn-out/drawn-in by being sled to the outside in the state in which a load is supported by the top of the back beam, and a bumper door rotatably provided on an end of the storage case so as to open and close the storage case and formed so that a portion exposed to the outside coincides with an outer surface of the rear bumper. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20140299642 | POWERED BICYCLE RACKING SYSTEM - A powered bicycle racking system is disclosed for use with a motor vehicle and which is configured to be concealed within or beneath a rear bumper area of the motor vehicle. The system includes a power-operated presenter unit that can be controlled to move a folding bicycle attachment assembly that is mounted to a mounting structure between retracted and extended position. In the retracted position, the bicycle attachment assembly is folded and concealed within the bumper. In the extended position, the bicycle attachment assembly can be unfolded for mounting a bicycle thereto. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20160096482 | BICYCLE CARRIER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A bicycle carrier system for a vehicle may include guide rails disposed at a lower portion of a bumper back beam, a carrier part provided with a panel part and side portions extending from both sides of the panel part to the guide rails to move along the guide rails, a first driving part connected to the guide rails to move the carrier part along the guide rails, an expansion support part installed between the side portions of the carrier part to support a loaded bicycle, a second driving part installed at the carrier part to be connected to the expansion support part and expandably deploy the expansion support part, and a control unit controlling the first and second driving parts and sequentially controlling the first and second driving parts to draw out the carrier part and then performing an expansion deployment operation of the expansion support part. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160096483 | BICYCLE CARRIER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A bicycle carrier apparatus for a vehicle may include guide rails disposed at a lower portion of a bumper back beam while being symmetrical to each other and extendedly formed in front and rear directions, a carrier part provided with a panel part and side portions extending from both sides of the panel part to the guide rails to slidably move along the guide rails, a first driving part installed at a front end portion of the carrier part and connected to the guide rails to move the carrier part in the front and rear directions along the guide rails, an expansion support part installed between the side portions of the carrier part to be expandably deployed laterally and support a loaded bicycle, and a second driving part installed at the carrier part to be connected to the expansion support part and expandably deploy the expansion support part. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160107581 | REMOVABLE LUGGAGE BOX FOR STORAGE IN A LUGGAGE OR TRUNK SPACE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ESPECIALLY OF A HATCHBACK OR STATION WAGON AUTOMOBILE - A luggage box for storage in a luggage space of a motor vehicle comprises a container open at a top and adapted to be held slideably by a respective pair of guide elements between a pair of parallel guide rails secured one each to a respective side wall of the luggage space. The container is coupled to a lid via a hinge portion. The lid has a size and shape complementary to the open top of the container, which size and shape corresponds to an area behind one or more backrests of a row of vehicle seats between second guide rail sections, which extend along the backrests towards a floor of the luggage space. The luggage box is translatable in the guide rails, to a position adjacent the backrests of the vehicle seats. | 04-21-2016 |
| 224497000 | Collapsible to nonuse position | 19 |
| 20090120984 | Hitch-mountable bicycle carrier - A bicycle rack for carrying bicycles behind a vehicle includes a tongue configured for connection to a vehicle hitch. A base portion includes wheel trays for supporting the wheels of a bicycle in cooperation with a slidable hook for contacting the top tube of a bicycle. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090120985 | Hitch mounted article carriers for vehicles - An article carrier configured to be detachably mounted to a trailer hitch of a vehicle is disclosed. The article carrier may include a frame having first and second end portions with the first end portion being pivotably mounted to the base allowing the frame to be selectively pivoted about a first axis between a substantially vertical position in which the frame extends upwardly from the base, and a substantially horizontal position in which the frame extends sidewardly from the base, the first axis being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and a carrier assembly connected to the second end portion of the frame and configured to support one or more articles. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090120986 | Pivoting hitch-mountable bicycle carrier - A bicycle rack is configured for mounting to a hitch behind a vehicle. The bike rack may include a mast and a mechanism for locking the mast in an upright position, or alternatively, permitting downward rotation of the mast away from the vehicle for access purposes. The rack includes arms and mounting devices for supporting various tubular components for the bicycle frame. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090236382 | Hitch mounted bicycle racks for vehicles - A compact carrier apparatus includes one or more bicycle carriers. Each carrier includes wheel support sections configured to engage front and rear bicycle wheels, and a stabilizing arm with a gripping member configured to grip one of the wheels. A wheel support section includes a wheel engagement member disposed on an outer edge of the carrier support structure and oriented so that an engaged wheel projects beyond the outer edge. A bracing arm may selectively extend in a cantilevered fashion relative to the support structure to provide an additional load-bearing support point for such a wheel. The stabilizing arm may be mounted to the support structure at a location rearward of a wheel engagement member, and pivotable to a carrying position to grip the wheel. The path of the stabilizing arm, in the carrying position, traverses the center of the wheel and avoids passing over the fork or the brakes. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100089957 | Baggage carrier configuration for a vehicle rear - A baggage carrier configuration is provided for a vehicle rear having a carrier, which is permanently connected to the vehicle and is movable relative to the vehicle rear from a nonusage position into a usage position, which extends further away from the vehicle rear. At least one object of the present invention is the provision of a baggage carrier configuration, in which a carrier, which is permanently connected to the vehicle and is movable back-and-forth between a nonusage position and a usage position, automatically allows the operation of a vehicle environmental detector and/or a parking aid in the usage position. For this purpose, at least one spacing sensor is provided on the carrier and the spacing sensor is activated in the usage position. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100181357 | Collapsible and foldable golf bag carrier for a vehicle - A collapsible and foldable golf bag carrier which may be collapsed and folded from an operative position to a stowed position for transport. In the operative position, the carrier is mounted at the rear of a vehicle. In the stowed position, the carrier occupies much less space than in its operative position. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20120091180 | Compact folding bicycle carrier for motor vehicles - A compact folding bicycle carrier has a frame, a folding lower foot member and a pair of folding articulated upper carrying members. The lower foot member is pivotally mounted to a lower end of the frame and constrained for limited movement relative thereto. Each articulated carrying member has a supporting arm and a carrying arm. One end of each supporting arm is pivotally mounted to an upper end of the frame at opposite sides thereof. Each carrying arm is associated with one supporting arm. Each carrying arm has a cradle for holding a bicycle adjacent one end and an upper foot at the other end. Each carrying arm, between the cradle and the upper foot, is pivotally mounted to its respective supporting arm. The supporting arms are constrained for limited movement relative to the frame and each carrying arm is constrained for limited movement relative to its respective supporting arm. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120125964 | HITCH MOUNTED BICYCLE RACKS FOR VEHICLES - A compact carrier apparatus includes one or more bicycle carriers. Each carrier includes wheel support sections configured to engage front and rear bicycle wheels, and a stabilizing arm with a gripping member configured to grip one of the wheels. A wheel support section includes a wheel engagement member disposed on an outer edge of the carrier support structure and oriented so that an engaged wheel projects beyond the outer edge. A bracing arm may selectively extend in a cantilevered fashion relative to the support structure to provide an additional load-bearing support point for such a wheel. The stabilizing arm may be mounted to the support structure at a location rearward of a wheel engagement member, and pivotable to a carrying position to grip the wheel. The path of the stabilizing arm, in the carrying position, traverses the center of the wheel and avoids passing over the fork or the brakes. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120234882 | STOWABLE STORAGE NET - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a stowable storage net and a vehicle with a stowable storage net. The storage net comprises a storage area having a front, a back and two sides, the front and back being pivotally connected at one end. Means are included for providing a predetermined amount of longitudinal elasticity to the storage area. The storage net comprises means for removably attaching the storage area to a desired surface of the cargo area. The storage net further comprises a storage pouch forming the bottom of the storage net, the two sides of the storage net pivotally mounted proximally to the ends of the storage pouch and configured to fold into the storage pouch, allowing the associated net to fall easily and neatly into the pouch. The storage pouch can further comprise a zipper or other means of closure. Methods and vehicles are also disclosed. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130020364 | PIVOTING HITCH-MOUNTABLE BICYCLE CARRIER - A bicycle rack is configured for mounting to a hitch behind a vehicle. The bike rack may include a mast and a mechanism for locking the mast in an upright position, or alternatively, permitting downward rotation of the mast away from the vehicle for access purposes. The rack includes arms and mounting devices for supporting various tubular components for the bicycle frame. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130020365 | HITCH MOUNTED ARTICLE CARRIERS FOR VEHICLES - An article carrier configured to be detachably mounted to a trailer hitch of a vehicle is disclosed. The article carrier may include a frame having first and second end portions with the first end portion being pivotably mounted to the base allowing the frame to be selectively pivoted about a first axis between a substantially vertical position in which the frame extends upwardly from the base, and a substantially horizontal position in which the frame extends sidewardly from the base, the first axis being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and a carrier assembly connected to the second end portion of the frame and configured to support one or more articles. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130020366 | HITCH MOUNTED ARTICLE CARRIERS FOR VEHICLES - An article carrier configured to be detachably mounted to a trailer hitch of a vehicle is disclosed. The article carrier may include a frame having first and second end portions with the first end portion being pivotably mounted to the base allowing the frame to be selectively pivoted about a first axis between a substantially vertical position in which the frame extends upwardly from the base, and a substantially horizontal position in which the frame extends sidewardly from the base, the first axis being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and a carrier assembly connected to the second end portion of the frame and configured to support one or more articles. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130062383 | VEHICLE-MOUNTABLE BICYCLE CARRIER WITH SECURING JAW - A vehicle-mountable bicycle carrier includes a linkage device for mounting the carrier to a vehicle, a base portion or platform to support both wheels of a bicycle, and an arm assembly connected to the base portion. The arm assembly may include a mast member and a jaw member. The jaw member may have a mounting portion received on the mast member and a hook portion attached to the mounting portion and configured to engage a bicycle frame and/or a top portion of a bicycle wheel. The jaw member may have a released configuration where the jaw member, as a unit, is pivotable about and slidable up and down the mast member while the mounting portion remains on the mast member. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20140027484 | COLLAPSIBLE BICYCLE RACK - A collapsible bicycle rack to be transported at the rear of a motor vehicle for carrying bicycles that are suspended vertically and upside down relative to one another. The bicycle rack includes a vertical main support bar. An upper front wheel support basket is pivotally coupled to the main support bar to receive and retain the front wheels of the bicycles. A lower rear wheel support arm is pivotally coupled to the main support bar below the upper front wheel support basket to receive the rear wheels of the bicycles. The upper front wheel support basket and the lower rear wheel support arm are simultaneously rotated from an expanded deployed configuration extending outwardly from the vertical main support bar to a compact folded configuration lying generally side-by-side the vertical main support bar. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20150321620 | LOAD CARRIER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a rearward structure and a load carrier having a stowed position and a transport position. The load carrier includes a longitudinal carrier, an extendable rail connected within the longitudinal carrier, a base segment assembled on the extendable rail for mounting at least one bicycle, and a swiveling axis mounted between the longitudinal carrier and the extendable rail to pivot the extendable rail and the base segment away from the rearward structure of the vehicle to be able to open a tailgate or a deck lid. The base segment, the extendable rail, and the longitudinal carrier are located substantially entirely below the rearward structure of the vehicle in the stowed position. The extendable rail extends in a horizontal direction and is located behind the rearward structure of the vehicle in the transport position for transporting at least one bicycle. | 11-12-2015 |
| 224498000 | Having plural walls to retain article | 2 |
| 20090020576 | FOLDABLE CHAIR - A foldable carrier ( | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100224663 | Carrier Assembly For Vehicle - One embodiment of a carrier assembly includes a platform member. The platform member includes a base, and a peripheral edge portion surrounding the base. The carrier assembly further includes a supporting arm attached to the base with the supporting arm adapted to be removably attached to a hitch of a vehicle. Further, the carrier assembly includes a plurality of panel members. Each of the panel members includes a pair of attaching legs adapted to be attached to the platform member for supporting the panel member on the platform member. Support of the plurality of panel members on the platform forms an enclosure. Further, at least one attaching leg of the pair of legs of a panel member is adapted to be detached from the platform member for facilitating displacement of the panel member to allow access to the formed enclosure. | 09-09-2010 |
| 224499000 | Folding platform type | 2 |
| 20100001029 | WHEEL-LESS CARGO CARRIER WITH EXTENDABLE BEAMS - A wheel-less cargo carrier or dolly has multiple telescoping or expandable support beams that can remain attached to a vehicle in a retracted configuration when not in use. For use of the wheel-less cargo carrier, the beams are extended and engaged with a floor, fence, or other structural portion of the wheel-less cargo carrier. Telescoping beams can include multiple rails where smaller rails nest within larger rails and slide relative to the larger rails as the beams are being extended or collapsed. The rails can share a common top surface, so that a base or floor of the wheel-less cargo carrier lies on a flat support structure. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20150021371 | CARGO ACCESSORY FOLDING MECHANISM - A folding mechanism for a cargo accessory is shown and described. The folding mechanism may include a linkage selectively attachable to a vehicle, and a cargo accessory carrying member pivotally attached to the linkage, where the cargo accessory carrying member is capable of locking engagement with the linkage. The folding mechanism may also include a release member operatively attached to the cargo accessory carrying member, where the release member is selectively axially positionable from a first position whereby the cargo accessory carrying member releases from the locking engagement with the linkage permitting pivoting of the cargo accessory carrying member relative to the linkage. | 01-22-2015 |
| 224500000 | Adjustable to size of vehicle | 6 |
| 20090065543 | RACK WITH SHELF - A rack for a truck or trailer bed includes a shelf configured to be attached to and span between walls of the bed. The shelf is sized to accommodate a set of tires from a recreational vehicle and arranged to position the recreational vehicle on an incline relative to the bed. At least one ramp is attached to the shelf. The ramp is configured to slope downward from the shelf to the bed. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100127031 | COORDINATED ADJUSTABLE TRUNK RACK FOR CARRYING BICYCLES - A carrier for a bicycle includes first and second frame elements configured for coupling to a vehicle. The elements are configured such that one can slide past the other to allow adjustment for various vehicle sizes and shapes. A slide restriction mechanism allows reversible fixation of a relative positioning of the first and second frame elements. In some embodiments, the first and second frame elements are arcuate in shape, such that the overall bicycle carrier is roughly semicircular in profile view when configured for attachment to a vehicle. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110024472 | Attachment for Loading Elongated Articles Atop Vehicles - An attachment for a vehicle effective in facilitating the loading of an elongated article onto the roof of such vehicle, generally consisting of a support means mountable on an end of the vehicle; a bracket mounted on the support means; a roller mounted on the bracket, having a rotation axis disposed transversely relative to a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, onto which an end of an article may be rested to accommodate the lifting of an opposite end thereof and rolling the article onto the roof of the vehicle. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110024473 | CARGO BED EXTENSION - An adjustable cargo support apparatus for use with vehicles having a hitch receiver socket includes an elongated arm engageable at one end thereof inside such hitch receiver socket, a dual sleeve member, a tee-shaped cargo support beam having a riser slidingly engageable inside one of the open-ended sleeves of the dual sleeve member, and at least one releasable position locking means for restraining movement of the sleeve relative to the elongated arm. The dual sleeve beam member further includes an elongated connecting beam, a first open-ended sleeve having a portion of a side wall fixedly attached to one end of the connecting beam at a predetermined angle, and a second open-ended sleeve fixedly attached at an opposing end of the connecting beam, wherein an axis of the second sleeve is substantially perpendicular to that of the first sleeve. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20130062384 | TRUNK MOUNTED BIKE CARRIER - A bike carrier capable of attaching to the rear of a vehicle is described. The bike carrier includes a first adjustable member that is adjustable to a plurality of positions and a second member that is pivotally secured to the first member. The second member is also adjustable to a plurality of positions independent of the fixed positions of said first member. The bike carrier includes at least one mount rail secured to the first and second members. The mount rail is capable of carrying a bicycle. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130327801 | ANTI-SWAY APPARATUS FOR A RACK ARRANGEMENT - Trunk mountable bicycle carrier racks and various improved aspects thereof such as retractable spool mechanism, cable end-hooks, anti-sway device, improved rotatable hubs, and improved frame supports. | 12-12-2013 |
| 224501000 | Adjustable to size of article | 7 |
| 20100264186 | POSITIONING MEMBER FOR BICYCLE RACKS - A positioning member for bicycle racks includes a body made of resilient material and a passage defined through the body so that the bicycle rack extends through the passage. At least two support surfaces are located at outside of the body and have different widths. The at least two support surfaces are perpendicular to an axis of the passage. The support surfaces are selectively to support bicycles of different sizes. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110011909 | Bicycle Carrier for a Wheeled Vehicle - A bicycle carrier includes a mounting base, a main frame mounted on and movable relative to the mounting base, two limit pins each mounted between the main frame and the mounting and a positioning pin mounted on the main frame and detachably locked onto the mounting base. The main frame includes a main tube movably mounted on the mounting base, a plurality of support tubes mounted on the main tube and a plurality of adjusting tubes adjustably mounted on the support tubes. Thus, when the mounting base and the main frame are unlocked from the positioning pin, the main frame is pulled outwardly relative to the mounting base and is disposed at an inclined state, so that the bicycles placed on the main frame are spaced from the trunk of a car to facilitate a user opening the trunk. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120000951 | BIKE FRAME FOR A SEDAN - A bike frame for a sedan includes a horizontal main frame to be combined with a movable frame by adjusting devices that function to adjust the combined conditions between the main frame and the movable frame. The movable frame is provided with an auxiliary frame serving as a sitting means of combination of the movable frame and the rear side of a sedan. The adjusting devices are respectively disposed with a movable member to be fitted on the main frame, and formed with a receiving notch for receiving the movable frame and provided with a driving member combined with and positioned under the movable member. Further, the adjusting devices respectively have an elastic member for positioning the movable member, and a fit cover for covering all foresaid members and combined together with the main frame and the movable frame. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20130062385 | Bicycle-Carrier Device For Motor Vehicles - A bicycle-carrier device includes a brace for connection to the frame of a vehicle, and bearing supporting elements to support one or more bicycles oriented transversely relative to the vehicle. The brace consists of a transverse bar, and the bicycles are supported by at least first and second supporting elements affixed to the bar, in positions that can be adjusted along the bar, so as to receive and support from below the two wheels of a bicycle. Mounted on the bar in an articulated manner is an arm that can be shifted between a raised operating position and a lowered non-operating position. Secured to the bar in an adjustable manner is at least one third supporting element that receives and supports from below an element of a bicycle frame. Each of the supporting elements is provided with means for locking in place the part that is received. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130214020 | Bicycle-Carrier Device For Motor Vehicles - A bicycle-carrier device includes a brace for connection to the frame of a vehicle, and bearing supporting elements to support one or more bicycles oriented transversely relative to the vehicle. The brace consists of a transverse bar, and the bicycles are supported by at least first and second supporting elements affixed to the bar, in positions that can be adjusted along the bar, so as to receive and support from below the two wheels of a bicycle. Mounted on the bar in an articulated manner is an arm that can be shifted between a raised operating position and a lowered non-operating position. Secured to the bar in an adjustable manner is at least one third supporting element that receives and supports from below an element of a bicycle frame. Each of the supporting elements is provided with means for locking in place the part that is received. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140158729 | Bicycle-Carrier Device For Motor Vehicles - A bicycle-carrier device includes a brace for connection to the frame of a vehicle, and bearing supporting elements to support one or more bicycles oriented transversely relative to the vehicle. The brace consists of a transverse bar, and the bicycles are supported by at least first and second supporting elements affixed to the bar, in positions that can be adjusted along the bar, so as to receive and support from below the two wheels of a bicycle. Mounted on the bar in an articulated manner is an arm that can be shifted between a raised operating position and a lowered non-operating position. Secured to the bar in an adjustable manner is at least one third supporting element that receives and supports from below an element of a bicycle frame. Each of the supporting elements is provided with means for locking in place the part that is received. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20150083770 | LOAD CARRIER HAVING A COUPLING DEVICE - The invention relates to a foldable load carrier ( | 03-26-2015 |
| 224502000 | Pivotable | 17 |
| 20080237285 | Arrangement for moving a cargo-carrying apparatus on a vehicle - A method and an arrangement for moving a cargo-carrying apparatus on a vehicle from a first position to a second position. The vehicle has a longitudinal center line and includes a hook arm having a pivot end and a hook end, with the hook end coupled to the cargo carrying apparatus. The arrangement comprises a plurality of rollers mounted on one of the vehicle and the cargo-carrying apparatus. A pivot joint is positioned in the hook arm between the pivot end and the hook end. The hook end maintains engagement with the cargo-carrying apparatus on the vehicle in both the first position and the second position. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090095782 | Carrying Rack for Car with Enhanced Stability - A carrying rack for a car includes a mounting sleeve, a plurality of locking members each extending through the mounting sleeve and each having a distal end extending into a mounting chamber of the mounting sleeve, a receiving seat mounted on the mounting sleeve, two main support bars each having a first end pivotally mounted in the receiving seat, and two pivotally connected crossbars each pivotally connected with a second end of a respective main support bar. The mounting sleeve is mounted on a ball of a support seat to encompass the ball completely, and the distal end of each of the locking members presses the periphery of the ball, so that the mounting sleeve is locked onto the ball by limit of the locking members to attach the carrying rack onto the support seat solidly and stably. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090152314 | PORTABLE HITCH MOUNTED CARGO CARRIER - A cargo carrier having a U-shaped hitch sleeve on its bottom and legs with wheels on its sides. A hitch shaft is inserted into a trailer hitch on a vehicle and the U-shaped hitch sleeve fits over the hitch shaft. The legs have an internal screw type jack mechanism to raise and lower the cargo carrier to place the U-shaped hitch sleeve above and over the hitch shaft, and to raise the legs so that the vehicle can transport the cargo carrier on the hitch shaft without having to remove the legs. The wheels allow the cargo carrier to be portable when not connected to the vehicle. They also allow the U-shaped hitch sleeve to be aligned above the hitch shaft to permit lowering the U-shaped hitch sleeve down over the hitch shaft for the insertion of bolts through the U-shaped hitch sleeve and hitch shaft, thereby fastening the cargo carrier to the hitch shaft. The legs are positioned inside the cargo carrier, and a continuous loop chain engages all the legs so that adjustment of one leg adjusts all of the legs simultaneously to raise or lower the cargo carrier. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090302078 | BICYCLE RACK - A bicycle rack includes a carry portion having a U-shaped frame and multiple positioning members are connected on the U-shaped frame so as to position bicycles. A Y-shaped support portion includes a post whose top end is connected to two support rods by a clamp unit and the clamp unit includes two slots with which the two supports are securely engaged. The U-shaped frame is connected to the two support rods. A connection portion includes an L-shaped tube which has a first end pivotably connected to a lower end of the post and a second end of the L-shaped tube is connected to a vehicle. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100038391 | ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE CARRIER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - The technology described herein provides an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) carrier assembly for loading and transporting multiple ATVs, motorcycles, and the like. A convertible, rotatable carrier assembly for loading and transporting multiple all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) includes a platform assembly upon which one or more ATV is loaded, the platform assembly being rotatable such that the one or more ATV is loaded selectively from one of a driver, passenger, and rear side of a vehicle and a trailer hitch receiver and a hitch tube disposed upon the trailer hitch receiver for connectivity with a vehicle having a rear hitch. The platform assembly is convertible and rotatable, enabling loading and transportation of multiple ATVs without the need for a trailer. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100264187 | Removable tire carrier - Embodiments of a removable tire carrier are disclosed which may be removably affixed to the receiver of a conventional trailer hitch on a conventional vehicle. The tire carrier may be rotated in the plane of the rear of the vehicle such that a portion of the tire carrier touches the ground. A flat or otherwise damaged tire may then be rolled onto the tire carrier and secured to the tire carrier. The tire carrier may be rotated back into position for transporting the tire. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120234883 | REAR-MOUNTED BICYCLE CARRIER - A versatile rack for carrying one or more bicycles on the rear of a vehicle includes two or more frame structures connected and coordinated through a pair of hubs. One of the frame structures has a pair of parallel arms equipped with saddle mounts and stabilizers for supporting and securing one or more bicycles. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120298707 | ADJUSTABLE TRUNK RACKS FOR CARRYING BICYCLES - Carriers for a bicycle and methods of mounting a bicycle carrier to a vehicle are disclosed. In some examples, the carriers may include a first frame structure configured to couple to a vehicle and a second frame structure configured to couple to the vehicle. The carriers may additionally include a body disposed between the first and second frame structures. The first frame structure may be mounted to the body and the second frame structure may be slidably received within the body. The carriers may further include a first cable device. The first cable device may include a first cable reel rotatably mounted to the body, and a first cable having a first hook end portion configured to attach to a first portion of the vehicle. The first cable may be configured to be wound around the first cable reel. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130015220 | BICYCLE CARRIER - A bicycle rack for carrying a bicycle adjacent the rear of a vehicle. The bicycle rack includes an adjustable frame assembly having a first frame member attached to a second frame member attached At least one support arm is configured for sliding and pivotal movement between a stowed position and an extended position in which the arm engages the housing to support a bicycle adjacent the vehicle. A mounting assembly is positionable on the support arm to hold the bicycle in place during travel. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20140217141 | BICYCLE CARRIER - A bicycle rack for carrying a bicycle adjacent the rear of a vehicle. The bicycle rack includes an adjustable frame assembly having a first frame member attached to a housing and a second frame member attached to a connecting member. The connecting member is rotationally coupled to the housing to allow relative pivotal movement between the first and second frame members. A locking member is disposed within the housing and selectively movable between a first position, in which the locking member engages the connecting member to impede relative rotational movement between the connecting member and the housing, and a second position, in which the locking member is disengaged from the connecting member to allow relative rotational movement between the connecting member and the housing. At least one support arm is coupled to the housing and configured for sliding and pivotal movement between a stowed position and an extended position in which the arm engages the housing to support a bicycle adjacent the vehicle. A mounting assembly is positionable on the support arm to hold the bicycle in place during travel. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140291370 | RECEIVER MOUNTED SPORTING EQUIPMENT RACK WITH LONGITUDINAL LOAD BARS... - A sporting goods carrier combines the standardized racks and flexibility of a car top carrier with the ease of access and gas conservation of a hitch mounted carrier by providing standard roof rails extending parallel to the mount (and thus parallel to the vehicle) so that sporting equipment such as bicycles, skis and so on may be carried cross-wise to the vehicle at the rear. Using standardized load bars allows the hitch mounted device to accept the many types of roof rack sports equipment carriers already on the market. Load bars may be tilted, U-shaped, moved in and outward and the mount may be rotated below bumper level to allow easy loading and unloading of the vehicle. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140326767 | BICYCLE RACK - A bicycle rack used to attach a bicycle to the rear of a motor vehicle. The bicycle rack is fixedly attached to the bicycle when the bicycle is operated as well as when it is transported on the motor vehicle. The bicycle rack includes two swing arms movable from a first position when the bicycle is being utilized to a second transverse position used to attach the bicycle rack and the bicycle to the rear of a motor vehicle. A plurality of retractable cables is used to assist in attaching the bicycle rack and the bicycle to the rear of the vehicle. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20160250976 | Vehicle Rack for Both Short and Long Ladders | 09-01-2016 |
| 224504000 | Axis parallel to bumper axis | 1 |
| 20110057008 | SPRING ASSIST SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED RACKS - A carrier for bicycles or other objects which is adapted to be mounted in a hitch receiver of a vehicle. The carrier being adapted to pivot downwardly away from the rear of the vehicle to allow for improved access to the rear doors of the vehicle. The carrier including one or more spring mechanisms such as cylinder and piston combinations, mounted to both control the rate of downward tilting of a rack and to assist in the lifting of the rack back to its load carrying position and release lever means for preventing loading or unloading of the cylinder and piston combinations when the rack is tilted. | 03-10-2011 |
| 224509000 | Axis perpendicular to bumper axis | 3 |
| 20100096424 | Hitch-mounted carrier - Hitch-mounted carriers, including portable bicycle racks, are set forth herein. One carrier includes a height member, an insert arm coupled to height member for movement between storage and use configurations, and at least one support arm coupled to height member for movement between storage and use configurations. Means for coupling insert arm to a tow hitch, for locking insert arm at storage and use configurations, and for locking support arm(s) at storage and use configurations are included. Insert arm is configured for insertion in tow hitch and has a wedge aperture. An attaching element is coupled to support arm(s) for removably attaching a device to support arm(s). A wedge is adjacent wedge aperture, and means are included for moving wedge between a first position generally flush with or inside insert arm and a second position extending outside insert arm to dampen wobble between insert arm and tow hitch. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110278336 | PIVOTING HITCH-MOUNTED CARGO CARRIER - The cargo carrier according to the invention includes only three modular components which are embodied by a carrier frame and two support arms. These three components are easily assembled without the need of any coupling devices in addition to or external from the components themselves. According to the invention, inter-fitting tubular bearings of the carrier support arm and of the carrier frame require no pivot pins yet allow the carrier support arm to swing to various positions behind and to the side of the vehicle. A tubular bearing of the carrier frame is merely dropped into place into a corresponding tubular bearing of the upper support arm in a resting and nesting manner in order to rotate the carrier frame freely relative to the upper arm. In turn a second tubular bearing of the upper support arm is dropped into place into a corresponding tubular bearing of the lower support arm in order to rotate the upper support arm freely relative to the lower arm. The inter-fitting tubular bearing system according to the invention allows for 360° rotation between the carrier frame and an upper support arm, and between the upper support arm and a lower support arm which is mounted to the vehicle in a fixed manner. This arrangement permits a range of positions of the carrier frame relative to the vehicle which heretofore was unachievable with a three component system. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20160129847 | SWING-AWAY HITCH ADAPTER SYSTEM - A swing-away hitch adapter system couples a vehicle hitch mounted device of a vehicle while maintaining the ability of the user to access the rear storage of the vehicle. The swing-away hitch adapter has a receiver insert, a base-member, a secondary-member, a hitch receiver, a hinge-pin, a swing-limiting pin, a restraining-pin, and a return limiting pin. Additional embodiments of a swing-away hitch adapter system may further include a wiring harness extension, a plug adapter, a handle attached to the secondary-member, a handle attached to the restraining-pin, and a wire attached to the restraining-pin. The swing-away hitch adapter system, in a folded condition, is ready for transportation of the vehicle. When in a swing-away condition, the swing-away hitch adapter system allows access to the rear entry of the vehicle. | 05-12-2016 |
| 224510000 | Rectilinear movement | 4 |
| 20110049207 | HITCH MOUNTED CARGO CARRIER - A hitch mounted cargo carrier including a hitch member having a horizontal rail adapted to be secured in a hitch and a vertical rail and a carrier member movable relative to the hitch member between a transport position and a loading position. The vertical rail includes an aperture therethrough. The carrier member includes a sleeve slidably positioned around the vertical rail and movable relative thereto, a platform adapted to carry cargo, and a pair of brackets defining a channel. The brackets each have a teardrop shaped opening therethrough. A pin is received through the teardrop openings and the aperture through the vertical rail when the carrier member is in the transport position to secure the carrier member relative to the hitch member and prevent swaying of the platform. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20130015221 | ADJUSTABLE HI-LOW HITCH MOUNTED CARGO CARRIER - A hi-low cargo carrier for mounting onto a vehicle that provides easily adjustable ground to cargo carrier clearance, where the cargo carrier has a connection frame and a carrier frame with the connection frame attached to the vehicle and the carrier frame connected to the connection frame using tubes that engage over the connection frame tubes. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130032620 | CARRIER INSERT BAR WITH ADAPTER ASSEMBLY - Insert bar assembly includes an elongate hitch-attachment bar which in turn comprises a hitch-receiver insert portion located at an insertable end of the bar. Assembly can include an expander which accommodates attachment of the assembly to a hitch which is larger than the insert portion of the bar. Adapter assembly includes expandable adapter mountable upon hitch-attachment bar that is square in cross-sectional shape and sized for insertion into first tubular hitch receiver and further includes an expander that diagonally extends and retracts relative to attachment bar. Adapter is configured to substantially house a hitch-receiver insert portion of the bar in a collapsed configuration. Adapter comprises a main body having an interior space defined by at least two substantially perpendicular interior walls positioned adjacent to two exterior walls of the hitch-receiver insert portion, the walls being expandable to attach the insert bar to a hitch. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130270316 | PORTABLE CARRIER FOR HOLDING BAGS OR HOLDING DISPLAYS ON VEHICLES - Apparatuses and related methods for holding bags for transporting trash or holding displays on the exterior of a vehicle. The apparatuses include an adjustable-size rack comprising one or more detachable members which are attachable to the receiver segment of a base member. A base member has an engagement segment for mounting the apparatus on a vehicle. In a first apparatus, the engagement segment mounts on the shoulders of the shoulder bolts used for installing the license plate on a vehicle. In a second apparatus, the engagement segment mounts on the shoulders of an adapter which is installed over the license plate of a vehicle. In a third apparatus, two straps link the engagement segment on the exterior to a restraining bar configured inside the trunk of a vehicle. In a fourth apparatus, the engagement segment mounts on an external spare wheel of a vehicle. | 10-17-2013 |
