US4125214A — Bumper guard-luggage carrier

Claim 1

Independent Claim 219 words

A luggage carrier for a vehicle having a body and a rear bumper, a pair of upright laterally spaced bumper guards bearing against and secured to said bumper transversely thereof and extending above and below said bumper; a U-shaped rack frame having side members and a series of parallel spaced cross bars; one end of said frame bearing against and interposed between said guards; means pivotally mounting said frame upon said guards; pivotal linkage means on opposite sides of said frame; and pivotally connected at their one ends to the side members of said rack frame and pivotally connected at their other ends respectively to said bumper guards at their upper ends; for supporting said frame in a horizontal use position and permitting upward tilting of the frame to adjacent said body to a non-use storage position; each bumper guard comprising an elongated body; there being an arcuate recess in the forward edge of said body adapted for cooperative registry with said bumper; means securing said body to said bumper; a pair of arcuate horizontal stabilizers, each stabilizer at one end secured to one bumper guard, with its other end extending above said bumper; and an arcuate vertical stabilizer at one end secured to each horizontal stabilizer respectively, with its other end extending rearwardly and secured to said bumper.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 219 words

A luggage carrier for a vehicle having a body and a rear bumper, a pair of upright laterally spaced bumper guards bearing against and secured to said bumper transversely thereof and extending above and below said bumper; a U-shaped rack frame having side members and a series of parallel spaced cross bars; one end of said frame bearing against and interposed between said guards; means pivotally mounting said frame upon said guards; pivotal linkage means on opposite sides of said frame; and pivotally connected at their one ends to the side members of said rack frame and pivotally connected at their other ends respectively to said bumper guards at their upper ends; for supporting said frame in a horizontal use position and permitting upward tilting of the frame to adjacent said body to a non-use storage position; each bumper guard comprising an elongated body; there being an arcuate recess in the forward edge of said body adapted for cooperative registry with said bumper; means securing said body to said bumper; a pair of arcuate horizontal stabilizers, each stabilizer at one end secured to one bumper guard, with its other end extending above said bumper; and an arcuate vertical stabilizer at one end secured to each horizontal stabilizer respectively, with its other end extending rearwardly and secured to said bumper.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 41 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 1, the means securing said guards to said bumper including a bolt overlying and welded to said forward edge of said body at said recess, projected through said bumper; and a fastener on said bolt.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 19 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 2, rear portions of said bolt being slotted to receive said guard body.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 32 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 1, laterally extending stabilizer wings of substantially triangular shape secured to opposite sides of each bumper guard and cooperatively bearing against adjacent portions of said bumper.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 57 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 1, said bumper having a lower forwardly extending flange; an apertured clamp strap opposed to and at one end overlying said flange; and an elongated hook anchored at one end within an aperture in said bumper guard body and with its other end projected through and secured to said clamp strap.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 61 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 1, the means pivotally mounting said rack frame including a tube spanning the inner ends of the frame side members and secured thereto; opposed headed pivot pins extending through said bumper guards respectively and into end portions of said tube; and cotter pins extending through end portions of said tube and through said pins respectively.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 46 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 1, each horizontal stabilizer having a downturned one end secured to each bumper guard, with its other end extending laterally outward; said vertical stabilizer having an outturned one end underlying and secured to said other end of each horizontal stabilizer.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 81 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 1, laterally extending stabilizer wings of substantially triangular shape secured to opposite sides of each bumper guard and cooperatively bearing against portions of said bumper; said bumper having a lower forwardly extending flange; an apertured clamp strap opposed to and at one end overlying said flange; and an elongated hook anchored at one end within an aperture in said bumper guard body and with its other end projected through and secured to said clamp strap.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 51 words

In the luggage carrier of claim 1, side and center lights mounted on rear portions of said frame; and an electrical circuit on said frame adapted for connection to a vehicle battery, and a normally open mercury switch in said circuit, which closes when the frame is in horizontal use position.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1981-11-13	1982-05-15	1982-11-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1985-11-13	1986-05-15	1986-11-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1989-11-13	1990-05-15	1990-11-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Bumper guard-luggage carrier

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