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Luggage carrier apparatus of a type which has a container connected to the back of a mini-van or the like. A lid is provided for the container and the lid pivots rearwardly so that it will not come in contact with the rear of the van during the pivoting process. Special latches and locking mechanism

Luggage carrier apparatus of a type which has a container connected to the back of a mini-van or the like. A lid is provided for the container and the lid pivots rearwardly so that it will not come in contact with the rear of the van during the pivoting process. Special latches and locking mechanisms are provided to ensure that the luggage carrier lid will not open while the mini-van is moving and to prevent unauthorized access thereto. A special mounting apparatus is provided for telescopingly connecting the luggage carrier to the van to make it easily attachable to or removable from a mini-van by authorized personnel, but difficult to remove by unauthorized persons.

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a luggage carrier apparatus in combination with a vehicle having a rear bumper extending across the back of the vehicle wherein the carrier apparatus comprises: a container having a front wall, rear wall, sidewalls interconnecting the front and rear walls and a bottom wall interconnecting the front,

a luggage carrier apparatus in combination with a vehicle having a rear bumper extending across the back of the vehicle wherein the carrier apparatus comprises: a container having a front wall, rear wall, sidewalls interconnecting the front and rear walls and a bottom wall interconnecting the front, rear and sidewalls together; wherein the sidewalls are provided with steps and the rear bottom portion of the container is provided with a rear bumper that is laterally displaceable with respect to the rear bumper of the vehicle; a lid for said container, said lid comprising a front panel, a rear panel, side panels interconnecting said front and rear panels and a top panel interconnecting said front, rear and side panels; hinge means for pivotally connecting the rear wall of said container with the rear panel of said lid; wherein the front panel of the lid may be pivoted away from the rear of the vehicle; latch means attached to said lid and to the top of said front panel of said container for selectively holding the lid in a closed position; locking means for selectively holding said latch means in a position to hold the lid closed; and means for connecting said container to the rear bumper of the vehicle, wherein the bottom of the container and the steps on the sidewalls of the container are attached to the rear bumper of the vehicle, such that a person may be supported by the steps in the process of gaining access to the interior of the container.