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An article carrier for attachment to recreational vehicles comprises a box-like container, for carrying articles, removably secured and supported on a spare tire mounting frame or on a separate mounting frame. The container has a bottom portion and a top portion releasably hinged thereon. The contai

An article carrier for attachment to recreational vehicles comprises a box-like container, for carrying articles, removably secured and supported on a spare tire mounting frame or on a separate mounting frame. The container has a bottom portion and a top portion releasably hinged thereon. The container rear wall has a tapered box-like portion extending inward and adapted to receive and substantially surround a wheel mount member of the frame. Wheel attaching lugs extend from the wheel mount member through the front wall of the box-like member into the container and the spare tire is received and secured to capture the container between the spare tire and the wheel mount member. The container top portion is removable and adapted to receive leg members for conversion to a table. A modified top portion has openings in the side walls covered with wire mesh for use in transporting animals. The mounting frame is elongated frame with one end pivotally secured to the rear end of the vehicle to pivot vertically thereabout and the other end extending to be releasably secured to the rear end of the vehicle. The horizontal positon of the container may be adjusted relative the rear end of the vehicle.

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An article carrier for attachment to vehicles comprising; an elongated mounting frame having one end adapted to be pivotally secured to the rear end of the vehicle at one side thereof to pivot vertically thereabout and the other end extending laterally therefrom and adapted to be releasably secured

An article carrier for attachment to vehicles comprising; an elongated mounting frame having one end adapted to be pivotally secured to the rear end of the vehicle at one side thereof to pivot vertically thereabout and the other end extending laterally therefrom and adapted to be releasably secured transversly to the other side of the rear end of the vehicle, and a container for carrying articles removably secured to said mounting frame and supported thereby, said container having a bottom portion and a top portion releasably and hingedly connected thereto, said container bottom portion comprising a bottom wall, side walls, a rear wall adjacent the rear end of the vehicle, and a front wall spaced outwardly of the rear end of the vehicle, said container interior of sufficient size and shape to receive a spare vehicle tire and having storage space for receiving luggage and other articles, wheel attachment means comprising threaded bolts extending through the container rear wall into the interior of said container, a plurality of nuts secured on said threaded bolts to secure said container releasably on said mounting frame, and the ends of said threaded bolts being adapted to removably receive and secure a vehicle spare tire against said container rear wall with said container rear wall securely positioned between said spare tire and said mounting frame.