# US 5,199,287 A · Security device for securing a spare tire > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,199,287 A - Document ID: US5199287A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 07/746,993 - Filed: 1991-08-19 - Granted: 1993-04-06 - Earliest claimed: 1991-08-19 - Assignees: Adell Corporation - Inventors: Kirby L. McClary - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5199287A ## CPC - B62D 43/007: {Anti-theft devices for spare wheels} - B62D 43/045: {the wheel or its cradle being attached to one or more chains or cables for handling} - Y10T 70/5987: Spare or mounted wheel or tire - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A security device is disclosed for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft accessible through an opening in a bumper. The device has a cup that fits over the end of the hoist shaft to prevent access to the hoist shaft. A locking shaft extends from the cup and through the opening in the bumper. A padlock through an aperture on the locking shaft prevents removal of the device. If the device is moved to the rear, the cup prevents the locking shaft from moving out of the opening in the bumper. If the device is moved to the rear, the padlock prevents the cup from being removed from the end of the hoist shaft. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A security device for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft accessible through an opening in a bumper, comprising: a cover for blocking access to the end of the hoist shaft, wherein the cover can be removed from the end of the hoist shaft by moving the cover a sufficient distance toward the bumper, and wherein the cover is a cup that fits over the end of the hoist shaft; a locking shaft extending from the cover through the opening in the bumper; and locking means for selectively preventing movement of the cover to a position in which the cover can be removed from the end of the hoist shaft. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A security device as recited in claim 1, wherein the locking means is a removable padlock extending through an aperture through the locking shaft. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A security device as recited in claim 1, further comprising an extension for extending the length of the security device for use on vehicles in which the spare tire is farther away from the bumper. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A security device as recited in claim 1, wherein the cup covers all of the hoist shaft that extends beyond the spare tire. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A security device as recited in claim 1, wherein the cup has an open end and a closed end, and the locking shaft extends from the closed end of the cup. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A security device as recited in claim 5, wherein the locking shaft has an aperture, and the distance from the open end of the cup to the aperture in the locking shaft is greater than the distance from the end of the hoist shaft to the bumper. ### Claim 7 A security device for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft accessible through an opening in a bumper, comprising: a cover for blocking access to the end of the hoist shaft, wherein the cover can be removed from the end of the hoist shaft by moving the cover a sufficient distance toward the bumper, wherein the cover is a cup that fits over the end of the hoist shaft; a locking shaft extending from the cover through the opening in the bumper; and locking means for selectively preventing movement of the cover to a position in which the cover can be removed from the end of the hoist shaft, wherein the locking means is a removable padlock extending through an aperture through the locking shaft. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A security device as recited in claim 7, wherein the cup covers all of the hoist shaft that extends beyond the spare tire. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A security device as recited in claim 7, wherein the cup has an open end and a closed end, and the locking shaft extends from the closed end of the cup. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A security device as recited in claim 9, wherein the distance from the open end of the cup to the aperture in the locking shaft is greater than the distance from the end of the hoist shaft to the bumper. ### Claim 11 A security device for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft accessible through an opening in a bumper, comprising: a cylindrical cup for blocking access to the hoist shaft, wherein the cup can be removed from the end of the hoist shaft only by moving the cup a sufficient distance toward the bumper; a locking shaft extending from the cup through the opening in the bumper, the locking shaft having an aperture; and a padlock removably secured through the aperture in the locking shaft for preventing movement of the security device to a position in which the cup can be removed from the end of the hoist shaft. ### Claim 12 A security device for securing a spare tire on a hoist under a vehicle, comprising: a rear bumper mounted on the vehicle; a hoist mounted under the vehicle for raising and lowering the spare tire; a hoist shaft extending from the hoist toward the rear of the vehicle and having a rear end for engagement with a crank inserted through an opening in the rear bumper for rotation of the hoist shaft; a cover over the end of the hoist shaft, for blocking engagement of the rear end of the hoist shaft with a crank to prevent rotation of the hoist shaft, wherein the cover can be removed from the end of the hoist shaft only by moving the cover a sufficient distance toward the rear bumper; a locking shaft connected to and extending rearward from the cover and extending through the opening in the rear bumper, the locking shaft having an aperture through a portion of the locking shaft adjacent the inner surface of the bumper; and a padlock secured through the aperture through the locking shaft for preventing removal of the cover from the end of the hoist shaft unless the padlock is first removed from the locking shaft. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A security device as recited in claim 12, wherein the cover covers all of the hoist shaft that extends beyond the spare tire. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A security device as recited in claim 12, wherein the cover has an open end and a closed end, and the locking shaft extends from the closed end of the cover. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A security device as recited in claim 14, wherein the distance from the open end of the cover to the aperture in the locking shaft is greater than the distance from the end of the hoist shaft to the inner surface of the bumper. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) A security device as recited in claim 12, further comprising an extension for extending the length of the security device for use on vehicles in which the spare tire is farther away from the bumper.