US4989765A — Vehicular carrier apparatus

Claim 1

Independent Claim 382 words

A vehicular carrier apparatus for securement to a self-propelled vehicle that includes an elongate bumper member, the apparatus comprising, a vertical rack means for securement to the vehicle underlying a bottom edge of the bumper member, the vertical rack means including a right elongate support in an aligned parallel relationship to a left elongate support, and an interconnecting bar means positioned rearwardly of respective forward ends of the right and left elongate supports for securement of a vehicular tire member thereto, and wherein the interconnecting bar means includes a bottom interconnecting bar secured to upper surfaces of the right and left elongate supports and orthogonally mounted relative to the right and left elongate supports, and further including right and left vertical bars, each of a predetermined length spaced parallel relative to one another and mounted at bottom ends to the bottom interconnecting bar and including a top interconnecting bar mounted to upper ends of the right and left vertical bars, wherein the top interconnecting bar is aligned in an overlying parallel relationship relative to the bottom interconnecting bar, and further including a positioning bar having one end connected to the top interconnecting bar and an opposite end terminating in threaded boss and connector member, the positioning bar extending orthogonally forwardly of said top interconnecting bar such that said threaded boss and connector member is mounted for projection through a wheel rim aperture of the vehicular tire member for securing said tire member thereto, and including a "T" shaped bar connected to and directed upwardly relative to the positioning bar, wherein the "T" shaped bar is spaced above the threaded boss and connector member for abutment relative to the tire member, and including a horizontal rack member removably mounted to the vertical rack means, the horizontal rack member including first and second support beams, each of a predetermined length and spaced in aligned parallel relationship relative to one another, said rack member including a plurality of grid bars mounted upon an upper surface of the first and second support beams, the first and second support beams having first ends removably mounted to the forward ends of said respective right and left elongate supports utilizing a respective fastener to secure the first and second support beams to the respective right and left elongate supports.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 382 words

A vehicular carrier apparatus for securement to a self-propelled vehicle that includes an elongate bumper member, the apparatus comprising, a vertical rack means for securement to the vehicle underlying a bottom edge of the bumper member, the vertical rack means including a right elongate support in an aligned parallel relationship to a left elongate support, and an interconnecting bar means positioned rearwardly of respective forward ends of the right and left elongate supports for securement of a vehicular tire member thereto, and wherein the interconnecting bar means includes a bottom interconnecting bar secured to upper surfaces of the right and left elongate supports and orthogonally mounted relative to the right and left elongate supports, and further including right and left vertical bars, each of a predetermined length spaced parallel relative to one another and mounted at bottom ends to the bottom interconnecting bar and including a top interconnecting bar mounted to upper ends of the right and left vertical bars, wherein the top interconnecting bar is aligned in an overlying parallel relationship relative to the bottom interconnecting bar, and further including a positioning bar having one end connected to the top interconnecting bar and an opposite end terminating in threaded boss and connector member, the positioning bar extending orthogonally forwardly of said top interconnecting bar such that said threaded boss and connector member is mounted for projection through a wheel rim aperture of the vehicular tire member for securing said tire member thereto, and including a "T" shaped bar connected to and directed upwardly relative to the positioning bar, wherein the "T" shaped bar is spaced above the threaded boss and connector member for abutment relative to the tire member, and including a horizontal rack member removably mounted to the vertical rack means, the horizontal rack member including first and second support beams, each of a predetermined length and spaced in aligned parallel relationship relative to one another, said rack member including a plurality of grid bars mounted upon an upper surface of the first and second support beams, the first and second support beams having first ends removably mounted to the forward ends of said respective right and left elongate supports utilizing a respective fastener to secure the first and second support beams to the respective right and left elongate supports.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 55 words

A vehicular carrier apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the grid bars are each of a yet further predetermined length and spaced of an equal distance relative to one another to the upper surface of each respective first and second support beams and directed orthogonally relative to the first and second support beams.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 36 words

A vehicular carrier apparatus as set forth in claim 2 including a first and second interconnecting bar mounted to respective opposed ends of each of the grid bars and directed orthogonally relative to the grid bars.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 52 words

A vehicular carrier apparatus as set forth in claim 3 including an overlying grid bar mounted parallel to the grid bars and integrally mounted to forward terminal ends of each first and second interconnecting bar to a respective upper surface of each first and second interconnecting bar to overlie the grid bars.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 45 words

A vehicular carrier apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein the first and second support beams are defined by a rectangular parallelepiped hollow interior and are of a predetermined cross-sectional configuration to receive slidingly therewithin forward portions of the right and left elongate supports.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 71 words

A vehicular carrier apparatus as set forth in claim 5 wherein the first and second support beams include apertures directed through upper and lower surfaces orthogonally therethrough, and wherein the right and left elongate supports include further apertures directed therethrough for alignment with the apertures, and threaded connector members received through the apertures and further apertures for securing the right and left elongate supports to the first and second support beams.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1994-02-04	1994-08-06	1995-02-05	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1998-02-04	1998-08-06	1999-02-05	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2002-02-04	2002-08-06	2003-02-05	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Vehicular carrier apparatus

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