Tow-vehicle straddling luggage carrying trailer

Claim 1

A TRAILER ADAPTABLE FOR ATTACHMENT TO A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR BEING TOWED BY SAID VEHICLE COMPRISING A TOWING FRAME, SAID TOWING FRAME HAVING A RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION WHOSE LONG AND SHORT DIMENSIONS RESPECTIVELY EXCEED THE CORRESPONDING LONGER AND SHORT DIMENSIONS OF SAID MOTOR VEHICLE, SAID TOWING FRAME COMPRISING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL LOWER SIDE RAILS AND A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL FRONT AND REAR CROSS MEMBERS FOR LINKING THE RESPECTIVE PAIRS OF ENDS OF SAID SIDE RAILS TO PROVIDE SAID RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION, SAID TOWING FRAME BEING DISPOSED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF SAID MOTOR VEHICLE, A CARRIER FRAME, COMPRISING RESPECTIVELY AT LEAST A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL DISPOSED SUPPORT MEMBERS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID SIDE RAILS AN AMOUNT BEYOND THE ROOF OF SAID VEHICLE, A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL UPPER SIDE RAULS TO WHICH SAID SUPPORT MEMBERS ARE ATTACHED AND A PAIR OF CROSS MEMBERS FOR LINKING SAID UPPER SIDE RAILS, GROUND WHEELS FOR CARRYING SAID FRAMES, MEANS FOR PIVOTALLY ATTACHING SAID FRONT CROSS MEMBER TO THE FRONT OF SAID MOTOR VEHICLE AND MEANS ATTACHABLE TO RESPECTIVE INTERMEDIATE POINTS ON SAID LOWER SIDE RAILS AND ADAPTED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF SAID VEHICLE FOR RETAINING SAID TRAILER IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID TOWING VEHICLE.