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Carrier for lightweight two wheel vehicles, with capability for also towing a trailer

  • US 5,579,973 A
  • Filed: 05/12/1995
  • Issued: 12/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A carrier for a two wheel vehicle adapted for mounting on a rear end of a motor vehicle having a frame as well as a rear bumper, said carrier having a rigid base member provided with a first supporting portion, a second member pivotally attached to said base member and movable for a limited extent with respect thereto, said second member being of rigid construction and being provided with a second supporting portion, said second member being movable from a compact, folded position in which said first and second supporting portions are disposed relatively close together, into an extended position in which said supporting portions are relatively widely separated, such that said supporting portions can contact and support two relatively widely separated portions of the two wheeled vehicle, and means for removably attaching said carrier to an undercar receiver attached to the frame of a motor vehicle, at a location below and forward of the rear bumper of such motor vehicle, said means for removably attaching said carrier to the undercar receiver being a forwardly extending member rigidly attached to said base member, which forwardly extending member is intended to be received in a slot located in said undercar receiver.

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