Vehicular cargo carrier and support attachment therefor
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1. A cargo carrier and a support for attaching the cargo carrier to a vehicle having a hitch, said cargo carrier comprising:
- an openable and closable external shell having an internal supporting structure, said internal supporting structure including a tubular sleeve having an open end which opens generally downwardly through said external shell, andsaid support comprising;
a post section which extends generally upwardly from a first end of a generally horizontal extension section, said extension section having an opposite end which is rigidly attachable to said vehicle hitch, said post section being sized slightly smaller than said tubular sleeve to enable said post section to be slidably received in said tubular sleeve when said cargo carrier is placed on said support.
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Abstract
A vehicular hitch-mountable cargo carrier is provided that comprises generally a closable carrier having incorporated therein a sleeve for receiving a post. The post forms part of a support which is attachable to a conventional trailer hitch assembly. The cargo carrier is, thus, easily mountable on and removable from the vehicle. The carrier may be provided with a drawer, rear/brake lights, and a lighted licence plate holder and may come in various configurations, depending on the intended purpose.
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21 Claims
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1. A cargo carrier and a support for attaching the cargo carrier to a vehicle having a hitch, said cargo carrier comprising:
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an openable and closable external shell having an internal supporting structure, said internal supporting structure including a tubular sleeve having an open end which opens generally downwardly through said external shell, and said support comprising; a post section which extends generally upwardly from a first end of a generally horizontal extension section, said extension section having an opposite end which is rigidly attachable to said vehicle hitch, said post section being sized slightly smaller than said tubular sleeve to enable said post section to be slidably received in said tubular sleeve when said cargo carrier is placed on said support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cargo carrier and a support for attaching the cargo carrier to a vehicle having a receiver-type hitch, said cargo carrier comprising:
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a main body for holding cargo articles therein and a lockable cover for said main body, said main body having an internal supporting structure which includes a curved, tubular sleeve, said sleeve having an open end which opens generally downwardly through a lower portion of said main body, and said sleeve being curved in a generally vertical plane with a constant radius of curvature, and said support comprising; a curved post section which extends generally upwardly from a first end of a generally horizontal extension section, said extension section having an opposite end which is rigidly attachable to said vehicle hitch, said post section being curved in said same plane with the same radius of curvature as said sleeve, and said post section being sized slightly smaller than said tubular sleeve to enable said curved post section to be slidably received in said curved tubular sleeve when said cargo carrier is placed on said support. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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