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US 2019/0100258 A1Published application
Tire carriers for vehicles and related methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsWilliam Reese Cherry, Matthew B. Rutman
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Abstract
Tire carriers for vehicles and related methods are disclosed. An example tire carrier includes a hinge to be pivotally coupled to a vehicle. A support arm has a first end to be pivotally coupled to the hinge and a second end to receive a tire. A jack including a beam and running gear. The beam to be pivotally coupled to the hinge and the running gear to be coupled to the second end of the support arm.
Claims21
A tire carrier comprising:
- a hinge to be pivotally coupled to a vehicle;
- a support arm having a first end to be pivotally coupled to the hinge and a second end to receive a tire;
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- a jack including a beam and running gear, the beam to be pivotally coupled to the hinge and the running gear to be coupled to the second end of the support arm.
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A tire carrier comprising:
- means for supporting a tire;
- means for attaching the means for supporting the tire to a vehicle;
- and
- means for actuating removably coupled to the means for supporting and the means for attaching.
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A method of coupling a tire carrier to a vehicle comprising:
- pivotally coupling a first end of a support arm to a hinge;
- removably coupling a first end of a jack to the hinge;
- removably coupling a running gear of the jack to a second end of the support arm opposite the first end;
- and
- mounting a tire to the second end of the support arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.