Two-wheeled vehicle carrier

Claim 1

A CARRIER FOR A TWO-WHEELED PNEUMATIC-TIRED VEHICLE WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED FROM THE REAR OF THE CHASSIS OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, INCLUDING: (A) TWO PARALLEL, LATERALLY SPACED, RIGID MEMBERS; (B) MEANS FOR SO SUPPORTING SAID MEMBERS FROM SAID CHASSIS THAT PORTIONS OF SAID MEMBERS EXTEND REARWARDLY THEREBEHIND IN LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH; (C) FIRST AND SECOND TRANSVERSELY POSITIONED ANGLE IRONS THAT REST ON THE UPPER SURFACES OF SAID MEMBERS AND ARE AFFIXED THERETO, WITH THE FORWARD AND REAR INTERIOR SURFACES OF SAID ANGLE IRONS BEING SPACED APART A SLIGHTLY GREATER DISTANCE THAN THE WIDTH OF ONE OF THE TIRES ON SAID TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE; (D) A YOKE THAT EXTENDS UPWARDLY FROM FIRST END PORTIONS OF SAID ANGLE IRONS FOR REMOVABLY ENGAGING A WHEEL OF SAID TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN THE SAME IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON SAID ANGLE IRONS; (E) MEANS FOR REMOVABLY SECURING SAID TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE IN A SUPPORTED POSITION ON SAID ANGLE IRONS; (F) A RIGID BUMPER COMPRISING AN ELONGATE WEB AND TWO FLANGES WHICH EXTEND OUTWARDLY FROM THE LONGITUDINAL SIDES THEREOF; (G) MEANS FOR REMOVABLY SUPPORTING SAID BUMPER FROM THE REAR PORTIONS OF SAID MEMBERS; AND (H) MEANS FOR REMOVABLY HOLDING A FIRST END PORTION OF SAID BUMPER IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID ANGLE IRONS WHEN A SECOND END PORTION OT SAID BUMPER RESTS ON THE GROUND TO PROVIDE A RAMP ON WHICH SAID TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE MAY BE WHEELED ONTO SAID ANGLE IRONS OR WHEELED DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM.