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An external rack for attachment to a vehicle has a base releasably mountable on a vehicle; a generally vertical member having upper and lower ends, the generally vertical member lockably, releasably mountable on the base at the lower end; a generally horizontal member releasably mountable to the gen

An external rack for attachment to a vehicle has a base releasably mountable on a vehicle; a generally vertical member having upper and lower ends, the generally vertical member lockably, releasably mountable on the base at the lower end; a generally horizontal member releasably mountable to the generally vertical member at the upper end of the generally vertical member; a slidable frame adapted for snug fitment around the generally horizontal member, the slidable frame adapted to support an elongate object there-against and slidably positionable along the generally horizontal member; and a selectively tensionable strap releasably mountable to the generally horizontal member extending along the generally horizontal member and positionable over the slidable frame; whereby the selectively tensionable strap may be selectively tensioned to releasably frictionally hold an elongate object against the slidable frame and to simultaneously releasably frictionally secure the slidable frame against the generally horizontal member.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An external rack for attachment to a vehicle comprising:a base releasably mountable on a vehicle, said base comprising a horizontally aligned sleeve, other than a trailer hitch receiving tube, adapted for snug sliding fitment over a trailer hitch tube so as to journal sai

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An external rack for attachment to a vehicle comprising:a base releasably mountable on a vehicle, said base comprising a horizontally aligned sleeve, other than a trailer hitch receiving tube, adapted for snug sliding fitment over a trailer hitch tube so as to journal said trailer hitch tube in said sleeve,a generally vertical member having upper and lower ends, said generally vertical member lockably, releasably mountable on said sleeve at said lower end of said generally vertical member,a generally horizontal member releasably mountable to said generally vertical member at said upper end of said generally vertical member,a slidable frame adapted for snug fitment around said generally horizontal member, said slidable frame adapted to support an elongate object there-against and slidably positionable along said generally horizontal member,a selectively tensionable strap releasably mountable to said generally horizontal member extending along said generally horizontal member and positionable over said slidable frame,whereby said selectively tensionable strap may be selectively tensioned to releasably frictionally hold an elongate object against said slidable frame and to simultaneously releasably frictionally secure said slidable frame against said generally horizontal member,further comprising means for slidably lockably positioning said generally horizontal member on said upper end of said generally vertical member in releasably mountable engagement with said upper end, whereby said generally horizontal member is slidably lockably positionable on said upper end of said generally vertical member;wherein said means for slidably lockably positioning said generally horizontal member on said upper end further comprises means for releasably mounting said generally horizontal member in a first orientation longitudinally rearward of said vehicle and for releasably mounting said generally horizontal member in a second orientation transversely behind said vehicle,wherein said means for slidably lockably positioning said generally horizontal member on said upper end of said generally vertical member comprises a sleeve mounted to said upper end of said generally vertical member through which may be snugly journalled said generally horizontal member,wherein said means for releasably mounting said generally horizontal member in a first orientation longitudinally rearward of said vehicle and for releasably mounting said generally horizontal member in a second orientation transversely behind said vehicle comprises first and second orthogonally aligned sleeves mounted to said upper end of said generally vertical member, each of said first and second sleeves sized to snugly receive said generally horizontal member when journalled therethrough.