Spare tire extraction device

In combination, an automobile body having a longitudinal axis and an interior storage area, a raised wall along an access side of said storage area, said wall extending generally perpendicular to said axis and transversely of said automobile body, a spare tire assembly including a tire and wheel, means in said storage area supporting said assembly in a substantially horizontal attitude and substantially parallel to said axis, said wheel having a plurality of bolt holes therein, said bolt holes being defined by a plurality of axes arranged generally parallel to said wall, and a flexible strap having a length equal to at least the radial distance between said bolt holes and the outer periphery of said assembly and having a handle at one end thereof and a fastening element at its opposite end, said fastening element extending generally parallel to said wall and engaged with one of said bolt holes, said strap having a main body portion arranged substantially parallel to said automobile body axis and extending radially of said assembly along the underside thereof from said one bolt hole to a position where said handle may be conveniently grasped by a person reaching over said wall into said storage area, whereupon said strap may be pulled toward said wall by the said person to cause said assembly to be biased rearwardly and upwardly of said storage area, whereby the rearwardly facing portion of said assembly is moved upwardly and rearwardly so that said assembly passes up and over said wall.