Abstract: The carriers described herein employ an adjustable locking member to secure the carrier to the rear of a vehicle. A locking channel incorporates a cam lever used to adjust and lock the carrier and renders the mechanism inaccessible when locked. Apparatus for supporting and stabilizing a bicycle protrudes rearwardly from the base member.

Abstract: The carrier described herein employs opposing hook members projecting from a base to clamp the spare tire (mounted on the rear of a vehicle) therebetween. The extension of one of these hooks is adjustable, to accommodate different sized tires, and a locking mechanism is employed to facilitate secure attachment. Apparatus for supporting and stabilizing the bicycle protrudes rearwardly from the hook and base members.

Abstract: A multiple cable suspension means for connecting the boom point of an earth moving shovel to a rigid gantry. The apparatus generally consists of four cables of predetermined length, an assembly for connecting the cables to the boom point and an assembly for connecting the cables to the gantry. The assemblies connecting the cables to the boom point and the gantry are generally pivotable in such a manner as to equalize the tensile stresses acting on the four cables such that, even if the cables are not of exactly the same length, the tensile stresses will be evenly distributed. The equalizer assembly connecting the four cables to the gantry comprises two plates which are horizontally spaced and which are pivotable around a horizontal axis, each one having two cable ends connected to it. The equalizer assembly connecting the four cables to the boom point similarly generally comprises two spaced apart plates which are connected to the boom point in such a manner that they are pivotable around a horizontal axis.