Method for securing a spare tire
OwnerBobby L. Howard, Jr., Bob L. Howardinventors
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Abstract
A locking device for preventing the theft of spare tires mounted on a hoist mechanism underneath the rear of a pickup truck is provided. This device consists of a J-hook and lock. The J-hook is suspended from the hoist shaft with the long end projecting downward through a lug hole in the wheel. The long end of the J-hook has plurality of holes allowing for the adjustment to different thicknesses of tires and wheels. The lock has a tubular shaped body with a cross hole allowing it to slide up on to the long side of the J-hook where the push button mechanism can be engaged, locking it into the properly aligned hole in the J-hook.
Claims5
A method of securing a spare tire to a vehicle, said spare tire having a wheel and said vehicle possessing a spare tire winch assembly having a hoist shaft disposed above said spare tire, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) accessing an area above said spare tire in order to position a solid, one-piece J-shaped rod member having a short segment, a curved segment, and a long segment;
- (b) hooking said curved segment of said rod member around said hoist shaft without lowering said spare tire;
- (c) simultaneously extending said long segment through a lug hole in said wheel;
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- (d) fastening a lock to a portion of said long segment extending through said lug hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.