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A tiltable hauling device includes a frame assembly that supports a ramp. The frame assembly includes a pivot bracket with a first pivot guide and a second pivot guide. The ramp includes a first hinge pin and a second hinge pin. A tilt assembly includes a pivot guide that is configured to selectivel

A tiltable hauling device includes a frame assembly that supports a ramp. The frame assembly includes a pivot bracket with a first pivot guide and a second pivot guide. The ramp includes a first hinge pin and a second hinge pin. A tilt assembly includes a pivot guide that is configured to selectively engage the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin to optionally restrain and permit movement of the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin within the respective first pivot guide and the second pivot guide to enable tilting of the rack in two directions respectively about the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin.

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1. A tiltable hauling device, comprising: a frame assembly comprising a pivot bracket with a first pivot guide and a second pivot guide;a rack movably mounted to the frame assembly, the rack comprising a deck, the rack comprising a first hinge pin movably received within the first pivot guide and a

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A tiltable hauling device, comprising: a frame assembly comprising a pivot bracket with a first pivot guide and a second pivot guide;a rack movably mounted to the frame assembly, the rack comprising a deck, the rack comprising a first hinge pin movably received within the first pivot guide and a second hinge pin movably received within the second pivot guide;a tilt assembly comprising a pivot bar that is configured to selectively engage the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin, the pivot bar movable between a first position of the pivot bar that restrains the first hinge pin from movement within the first pivot guide and permits the second hinge pin to move within the second pivot guide to tilt the rack about a first axis located at the first hinge pin and a second position of the pivot bar that restrains the second hinge pin from movement within the second pivot guide and permits the first hinge pin to move within the first pivot guide to tilt the rack about a second axis located at the second hinge pin and a lock position that restrains both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin from movement respectively within the first pivot guide and the second pivot guide. 2. The tiltable hauling device of claim 1 wherein the pivot bar is movable to a lock position that restrains both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin from movement respectively within the first pivot guide and the second pivot guide. 3. The tiltable hauling device of claim 2, further comprising a handle movably secured to the pivot bar, wherein movement of the handle translates the pivot bar between the first position, second position, and the lock position. 4. The tiltable hauling device of claim 3, further comprising: a projection by which the handle engages the pivot bracket;a bias bolt that rotationally connects the handle to the pivot bracket; anda bias spring about the bias bolt that places a bias force against the handle to resiliently maintain engagement of the handle and the pivot bracket at the projection. 5. The tiltable hauling device of claim 1, further comprising: a handle movably secured to the pivot bar, wherein movement of the handle translates the pivot bar between the first position and the second position;a joint bolt that movably secures the handle to the pivot bar, such that rotation of the handle is mechanically transferred to translation of the pivot bar;first and second bar guides defined through the pivot bar; andfirst and second bar fasteners that extend through the respective first and second bar guides to movably secure the pivot bar to the pivot bracket. 6. The tiltable hauling device of claim 5, wherein engagement of the first and second bar fasteners with the ends of the first and second bar guides define the first and second positions of the pivot bar. 7. The tiltable hauling device of claim 1, wherein the pivot bar selectively engages a portion of the first hinge pin that extends through the first pivot guide past the pivot bracket and a portion of the second hinge pin that extends through the second pivot guide past the pivot bracket. 8. The tiltable hauling device of claim 1, further comprising: wherein the pivot bracket is a first pivot bracket;wherein the frame assembly comprises a second pivot bracket comprising a third pivot guide and a fourth pivot guidewherein the rack comprises a third hinge pin movably received within the third pivot guide and a fourth hinge pin movably received within the fourth pivot guide. 9. The tiltable hauling device of claim 1, further comprising: a folding hitch adaptor comprising an angle adaptor and a hitch shank configured to connected to a vehicle;wherein a connection shank of the frame assembly is pivotably secured to the angle adaptor, and the frame assembly is pivotable relative to the angle adaptor between at least a first position and a second position. 10. The tiltable hauling device of claim 9, further comprising: a lock rod disposed within the frame assembly and in which a first end of the lock rod extends outward from the pivot bracket;a shank plate secured to a second end of the lock rod, the second end of the lock rod opposite the first end, and the shank plate extends exterior from the connection shank; anda bias spring that engages the lock rod and biases the lock rod and the shank plate in a first position;wherein the angle adaptor comprises at least a first notch associated with the first position of the frame assembly and a second notch associated with the second position of the frame assembly, wherein when the lock rod and the shank plate are in the first position, the shank plate engages one of the first notch and the second notch, and when the lock rod and shank plate are in the second position, the frame assembly is movable between the first position and the second position. 11. The tiltable hauling device of claim 1, further comprising a ramp disposed within the rack. 12. The tiltable hauling device of claim 11, wherein the rack comprises a first rail and a second rail, the deck being secured between the first rail and the second rail, and the first and second hinge pins secured to the first rail. 13. The tiltable hauling device of claim 12, wherein the first rail and the second rail each further comprise a ramp lip extending from the respective first rail and second rail towards an interior of the rack, and the ramp is supported in the rack by the ramp lips in a position between the first and second rails and the deck. 14. The tiltable hauling device of claim 13, further comprising rack doors movably secured between the first and second rails at each end of the first and second rails, the rack doors being independently movable between a closed position that retain the ramp within the rack and an open position permitting the ramp to be at least partially removed from within the rack. 15. The tiltable hauling device of claim 14, further comprising a wheel stop extending upwards from each of the rack doors. 16. The tiltable hauling device of claim 1, wherein the first pivot guide defines an arc about the second axis with a radius from the second axis of a distance between the first axis and the second axis, and the second pivot guide defines an arc about the first axis with a radius of the distance between the first axis and the second axis. 17. A vehicular mounted tiltable hauling device, comprising: a frame assembly, the frame assembly comprising a frame tube and a first pivot bracket, the first pivot bracket comprising a first pivot guide and a second pivot guide;a shank connected to the frame assembly, the shank configured to be secured to a vehicle hitch receiver;a rack comprising a deck supported between a first rail and a second rail, the rack movably secured to the frame assembly, the rack further comprising a first hinge pin and a second hinge pin extending outward from the first rail;a ramp movably disposed within the rack between the deck and the first and second rails; anda tilt assembly comprising a pivot bar that is configured to selectively engage the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin, the pivot bar movable between at least three positions, a first position that restrains the first hinge pin from movement within the first pivot guide and permits the second hinge pin to move within the second pivot guide to tilt the rack about a first axis located at the first hinge pin, a second position that restrains the second hinge pin from movement within the second pivot guide and permits the first hinge pin to move within the first pivot guide to tilt the rack about a second axis located at the second hinge pin, and a lock position that restrains both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin from movement respectively within the first pivot guide and the second pivot guide. 18. The vehicular mounted tiltable hauling device of claim 17, further comprising a handle movably secured to the pivot bar, wherein movement of the handle translates the pivot bar between the first position, second position, and the lock position. 19. The vehicular mounted tiltable hauling device of claim 17, further comprising: a second pivot bracket secured to the frame assembly and comprising a third pivot guide and a fourth pivot guide;a third hinge pin connected to the rack, extending outward from the second rail, and movably received within the third pivot guide; anda fourth hinge pin connected to the rack, extending outward from the second rail, and movably received within the fourth pivot guide. 20. A vehicular mounted tiltable hauling device, comprising: a frame assembly, the frame assembly comprising a frame tube, a first pivot bracket and a second pivot bracket, the first and second pivot brackets each comprising first and second pivot guides;a folding hitch adaptor with a hitch shank configured to connect to a vehicle, the frame assembly secured to the folding hitch adaptor and pivotable about the folding hitch adaptor between a first position and a second position;a rack comprising a deck supported between opposed rails, the rack movably secured to the frame assembly, the rack further comprising a first hinge pin and a second hinge pin extending outward from each of the opposed side rails, wherein the first and second hinge pins from each of the opposed side rails are moveably received within the first and second pivot guides of the respective first pivot bracket and second pivot bracket;a ramp movably disposed within the rack between the deck and a ramp lip extending inward from each of the opposed rails;rack doors secured between the opposed rails at each of the ends of the opposed rails, the rack doors close to retain the ramp within the rack and open to permit the ramp to be at least partially removed from within the rack; anda tilt assembly connected to the first pivot bracket comprises a handle connected to a pivot bar, the handle and pivot bar moveably connected to the first pivot bracket, wherein movement of the handle translates the pivot bar between at least three positions, a first position that restrains the first hinge pin from movement within the first pivot guide and permits the second hinge pin to move within the second pivot guide to tilt the rack about a first axis located at the first hinge pin, a second position that restrains the second hinge pin from movement within the second pivot guide and permits the first hinge pin to move within the first pivot guide to tilt the rack about a second axis located at the second hinge pin, and a lock position that restrains both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin from movement respectively within the first pivot guide and the second pivot guide.