# US 5,582,048 A · Spare tire security device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,582,048 A - Document ID: US5582048A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/190,286 - Filed: 1994-02-02 - Granted: 1996-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 1994-02-02 - Assignees: Adell Corporation - Inventors: Gerald R. Schotthoefer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5582048A ## CPC - B62D 43/045: {the wheel or its cradle being attached to one or more chains or cables for handling} - B62D 43/007: {Anti-theft devices for spare wheels} - Y10T 70/5646: Rotary shaft - 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 cylindrical winch tube cover is placed over the rear end of the hoist shaft for blocking access to the rear end of the hoist shaft. A lock bracket is mounted on the winch tube cover, and a padlock secures the lock bracket to the winch tube cover and prevents removal of the winch tube cover from the hoist shaft. The shackle of the padlock passes through a pair of aligned holes in the lock bracket and a groove in the winch tube cover. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft, the rear end of the hoist shaft being accessible through an opening in a rear channel, comprising: a cylindrical winch tube cover placed over the rear end of the hoist shaft for blocking access to the rear end of the hoist shaft, wherein the winch tube cover is rotatable independently of the hoist shaft; a U-shaped bracket, with a curved portion between two straight portions, mounted on the winch tube cover; and locking means for securing the U-shaped bracket to the winch tube cover and for preventing removal of the winch tube cover from the hoist shaft. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 1, wherein the lock bracket has a pair of aligned holes through the straight portions for receiving the locking means. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 2, wherein the locking means is a padlock. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 3, wherein the padlock has a shackle that passes through the aligned holes through the straight portions of the lock bracket. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 4, wherein the shackle of the padlock also passes through a groove in the winch tube cover. ### Claim 6 A device for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft, the rear end of the hoist shaft being accessible through an opening in a rear channel, comprising: a cylindrical winch tube cover placed over the rear end of the hoist shaft for blocking access to the rear end of the hoist shaft, wherein the winch tube cover is rotatable independently of the hoist shaft; a U-shaped bracket, with a curved portion between two straight portions, mounted on the winch tube cover, locking means for securing the U-shaped bracket to the winch tube cover and for preventing removal of the winch tube cover from the hoist shaft; and a flange bushing mounted in the opening in the rear channel or preventing the winch tube cover from contacting the rear channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 6, wherein the lock bracket has a pair of aligned holes through the straight portions for receiving the locking means. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 7, wherein the locking means is a padlock. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 8, wherein the padlock has a shackle that passes through the aligned holes through the straight portions of the lock bracket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 9, wherein the shackle of the padlock also passes through a groove in the winch tube cover. ### Claim 11 A device for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft, the rear end of the hoist shaft being accessible through an opening in a rear channel, comprising: a cylindrical winch tube cover placed over the rear end of the hoist shaft for blocking access to the rear end of the hoist shaft, wherein the winch tube cover is rotatable independently of the hoist shaft; a U-shaped bracket, with a curved portion between two straight portions, mounted on the winch tube cover; and a padlock for securing the U-shaped bracket to the winch tube cover and for preventing removal of the winch tube cover from the hoist shaft. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 11, wherein the lock bracket has a pair of aligned holes through the straight portions for receiving the locking means. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 12, wherein the padlock has a shackle that passes through the aligned holes through the straight portions of the lock bracket. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A device for securing a spare tire, as recited in claim 13, wherein the shackle of the padlock also passes through a groove in the winch tube cover. ### Claim 15 A device for securing a spare tire mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft, the rear end of the hoist shaft being accessible through an opening in a rear channel, comprising: a cylindrical winch tube cover placed over the rear end of the hoist shaft for blocking access to the rear end of the hoist shaft, wherein the winch tube cover is rotatable independently of the hoist shaft; a U-shaped lock bracket, mounted on the winch tube cover; and a padlock for securing the lock bracket to the winch tube cover and for preventing removal of the winch tube cover from the hoist shaft, wherein the padlock passes through a hole in the lock bracket and through a groove in the winch tube cover.