Gas tank carrier for camper or trailer

Claim 1

A liquified gas tank carrier comprising a first bracket which is adapted to be attached to the rear bumper of a vehicle below a rear door on the vehicle, a second bracket pivotally connected at one end to one end of said first bracket and swingable about a vertical axis between a central position below said door and a position to one side of said door, means attached to said second bracket for supporting a liquified gas tank thereon, and means for releasably latching said first bracket and second bracket together when said second bracket is in its central position below said door, whereby said liquified gas tank can be supported in a central position in front of said door while said vehicle is in motion and can be swung away from said door when said vehicle is at rest to permit said door to be opened, and said first bracket comprising an angle iron having a top plate and a depending flange and wherein said second bracket has a top plate and a depending flange which tapers toward the connection with said first bracket wherein the means for supporting the tank is attached to said top plate of said second bracket and the means includes a ring for supporting the bottom of a gas tank and wherein said depending flange on said second bracket extends beneath said ring proximate a diameteral line through said ring to rigidly support said ring and the tank.