US 11,884,210 B2
Modular vehicle cargo carrier system
Douglas Wright, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Assigned to Mesa Carriers, LLC, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by MESA CARRIERS, LLC, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/574,309.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/140,486, filed on Jan. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234509 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/00 (2013.01) 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular vehicular cargo carrier system, comprising:
a substantially flat base with a plurality of receptacles; and
a plurality of removable rails coupled to the base via the plurality of receptacles, a fastening device that securely attaches each of the plurality of removable rails to the base, wherein each of the plurality of rails comprises a first locking receptacle and a second locking receptacle, wherein the fastening device comprises an elastic cable that couples with the first locking receptacle and a latch that couples with the second locking receptacle.
 
18. A vehicle carrier system, comprising:
a hitch insert;
an accessory bar coupled to the hitch insert; and
a plurality of receptacles located within the accessory bar configured to receive a plurality of accessories, an accessory for receipt in one or more of the plurality of receptacles comprising a removable securing rail that couples an accessory to the accessory bar, and a fastening device that securely attaches the removable securing rail to the base, wherein the removable securing rail comprises a first locking receptacle and a second locking receptacle, wherein the fastening device comprises an elastic cable that couples with the first locking receptacle and a latch that couples with the second locking receptacle.
 
20. A vehicular carrier system, comprising:
an accessory device;
an accessory bar coupled to the accessory device, wherein the accessory bar comprises a plurality of receptacles; and
a securing rail that is configured to couple with the accessory bar, wherein the securing rail comprises a plurality of protrusions that correspond to one or more of the plurality of receptacles, and a fastening device that securely attaches the securing rail to the base, wherein the securing rail comprises a first locking receptacle and a second locking receptacle, wherein the fastening device comprises an elastic cable that couples with the first locking receptacle and a latch that couples with the second locking receptacle.