Spare tire holder
OwnerPhilip E. DROUINinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a spare tire holder configured to be mounted to a trailer hitch receiver of a vehicle. The spare tire holder can have an additional hitch receiver that is shaped to receive a hitch or hitch adapter. The hitch receiver can be attached to one end of a support arm that extends laterally, and the other end of the support arm can be attached to a mounting bracket. A wheel mounting portion can be attached at one end to the mounting bracket and attached to a wheel mounting portion at a second end. The wheel mounting portion can pivot between an upright position and a lowered position. A lateral position of the wheel mounting portion can adjustable.
Claims20
A spare tire holder assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a wheel mounting portion configured to attach to a wheel of a mounted spare tire;
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- a support arm having a first end and a second end, the second end having a mounting bracket;
- wherein the wheel mounting portion is pivotably attached to the mounting bracket, thereby enabling the wheel mounting portion to pivot between a first position and a second position.
A spare tire holder comprising:
- a pivot arm having a first end portion and a second end portion;
- a support plate movably attached to the first end portion of the pivot arm and configured to attach to a wheel of a mounted spare tire, the support plate defining at least one pin opening;
- a mounting bracket on the second end portion of the pivot arm;
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- a support arm extending crosswise to the pivot arm and having a first end and a second end, wherein the mounting bracket is fixedly attached to the first end of the support arm so that pivot arm is pivotably attached to the support arm via the mounting bracket, thereby enabling the pivot arm to pivot between a first position and a second position.
A spare tire holder comprising:
- a mounting plate with a mounting side and a wheel side;
- a beam extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end, the first end attached to and extending transversely away from the holder side of the mounting plate;
- a support plate attached to the second end of the beam so that the beam extends between and connects the mounting plate and the support plate;
- a pivot arm, the support plate being pivotably attached to the pivot arm;
- an attachment bracket on the pivot arm;
- a mounting bracket with a first retaining hole and a second retaining hole, the first retaining hole and second retaining hole being shaped to receive a pin;
- a lower attachment post attached to a top portion of the mounting bracket;
- a spring attached to the attachment bracket and the attachment post;
- a support arm attached to a bottom portion of the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.