Patent attributes
A vehicle roof top cargo carrier provides pivoting loading/unloading of all types of cargo to and from the carrier via the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle roof top cargo carrier has a frame attachable to existing rack members on the roof of the vehicle, a carriage movably carried on the frame and able to pivot with respect to the frame once the carriage is fully extended from the rear of the frame via pivot rods at the front of the carriage receivable in pivot brackets at the rear of the frame, and a support retained on the carriage and configured to adjustably telescope from the rear of the carriage for contacting the ground. The carriage has cargo receptacles for holding the cargo that can be changed to accommodate different cargo. For height reduction, the carriage may be removed from the frame while the frame remains connected to the vehicle.