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A collapsible game tote includes a disassembleable rigid peripheral frame with a flexible sheet removably secured thereover for the support and carriage of killed large game or other articles thereon. The longitudinal members of the frame may be formed of sections of EMT material, or may alternative

A collapsible game tote includes a disassembleable rigid peripheral frame with a flexible sheet removably secured thereover for the support and carriage of killed large game or other articles thereon. The longitudinal members of the frame may be formed of sections of EMT material, or may alternatively be formed of poles cut in the field, if so desired. The assembly may be compactly folded for carriage upon an all terrain vehicle, and may be quickly and easily assembled in the field for the transport of a large game animal or other heavy or bulky load from the field to a road, campsite, or other location as desired. The front crossmember is equipped with a removably installable hitch for connecting the present tote to a conventional trailer hitch ball. The hitch has a generally circular loop having an inside diameter for passing over the hitch ball of the towing vehicle, and a narrower elongate forward extension. When the circular loop of the hitch is dropped over the hitch ball of the towing vehicle, the towing vehicle is pulled forward to draw the elongate extension around the narrower neck of the ball, where the extension is captured by the larger diameter of the ball and cannot release except by drawing the tote forward relative to the towing vehicle. The rear end of the tote is equipped with a skid extending from the rearward end of each of the longitudinal members, for precluding ground contact and abrasion of the remainder of the structure.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A collapsible game tote, comprising:a left and a right longitudinal frame member;each said longitudinal frame member having a forward end, a rearward end opposite said forward end, and an outer diameter;a front frame crossmember;a rear frame crossmember;each said frame member and

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A collapsible game tote, comprising:a left and a right longitudinal frame member;each said longitudinal frame member having a forward end, a rearward end opposite said forward end, and an outer diameter;a front frame crossmember;a rear frame crossmember;each said frame member and crossmember including means for removably assembling to one another to form a rigid rectangular frame when assembled together;a flexible, pliable sheet removably secured over said frame and extending essentially completely thereacross;said front frame crossmember including hitch means removably secured thereto;each said longitudinal frame member having a rearward end with skid means removably extending therefrom;said hitch means comprising an elongate tongue having a frame attachment end and a hitch ball attachment end opposite said frame attachment end;a hitch ball fitting extending from said hitch ball attachment said hitch ball fitting comprising a continuous length of material having a generally circular portion defining a passage, said passage adapted to pass over a trailer hitch ball;a continuous neck attachment link, said neck attachment link defining a slot smaller than said passage, said slot communicating with and extending forwardly from said passage and adapted to removably capture a neck of a trailer hitch ball.