Multi-purpose adjustable carrier for all-terrain vehicles
View Patent ↗An adjustable carrier for attachment to a vehicle which includes a holding member that has a first arm and a second arm with at least one aperture and at least one hook. The holding member further includes an intermediate base interconnecting the first arm to the second arm and a resilient strap having at least one opening used to restrain an object within or against the holding member. Means for interconnecting the holding member to the vehicle are also encompassed within the scope of the invention.
1. An adjustable carrier adapted for attachment to a vehicle and for selectively holding at least one object, comprising:
a first elongated arm having an upper end, a lower end, an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a second elongated arm having an upper end, a lower end, an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a base operably interconnecting said lower end of said first elongated arm and said lower end of said second elongated arm;
a plurality of apertures positioned between said upper end and said lower end of said first elongated arm and said second elongated arm;
a plurality of hook portions interconnected to said exterior surface of said first elongated arm and said second elongated arm, said plurality of hook portions projecting outwardly from said first elongated arm and said second elongated arm;
a resilient strap having a width adapted to pass through at least one of said plurality of apertures in said first elongated arm and said second elongated arm, said resilient strap having a plurality of apertures adapted for engaging at least one of said plurality of hook portions; and
an attachment means for interconnecting said base to said vehicle;
wherein said resilient strap may be operably interwoven through said plurality of apertures in said first elongated arm or said second elongated arm to selectively interconnect the object to said interior surface or said exterior surface of at least one of said first elongated arm or said second elongated arm.
2. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first elongated arm, said second elongated arm and said base comprise a plastic coated metal or a plastic coated metal alloy.
3. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of hook portions vary in length.
4. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of hook portions generally projects downwardly.
5. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said plurality of hook portions generally projects upwardly.
6. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first elongated arm and said second elongated arm are selectively deflectable to a plurality of positions.
7. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said attachment means comprises a clamp, a bolt, and a nut.
8. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first elongate arm, said second elongated arm and said base are at least partly coated with at least one of a plastic, a rubber, and a vinyl material, wherein the at least one object is protected from being scratched.
9. The adjustable carrier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said first elongated arm, said second elongated arm and said base are coated with at least one of a plastic, a rubber, a vinyl, and a cloth material.