US 12,084,001 B2
Hitch-mounted door carrier assembly
Donald Smith, Lithonia, GA (US)
Filed by Donald Smith, Lithonia, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/403,903.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/478,759, filed on Jan. 6, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0227690 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/06 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hitch-mounted door carrier assembly comprising:
a vehicle door case comprising a base, and a case body, the case body having a plurality of cavities, wherein each of the plurality of cavities is configured to receive and retain a door removed from a vehicle;
a plurality of retractable wheels affixed to the vehicle door case, each of the plurality of wheels being configured to retractably extend orthogonally to the base, each of the plurality of wheels being disposed at a corner of the vehicle door case;
a securing bracket including:
a back bracket having a first portion configured to attach to a back side of the vehicle door case and a second portion configured to extend orthogonally from the first portion and through a window opening of at least one vehicle door, of the plurality of vehicle doors,
a front bracket having a first portion configured to attach to a front side of the vehicle door case and a second portion configured to extend orthogonally from the first portion and through the window opening of the at least one vehicle door, of the plurality of vehicle doors,
wherein the front bracket and the back bracket are configured to lockingly connect to one another; and
a pivotable mount configured to permit rotation of the vehicle door case, the pivotal mount comprising:
a door case support member rotatably secured to the base of the vehicle door case,
a door case securing portion configured to fixedly secure the pivotable mount to the door case, and
a hitch connecting member extending from the door case securing portion.