Bracket assembly for securing a compact spare tire and a full size tire

A bracket assembly for storing a compact spare tire within a compartment of a vehicle defined by a first plane and for securely maintaining in a predetermined location on a second plane a replaced regular tire comprising:

• a primary bracket fastened to the vehicle and capable of securing a compact spare tire in the compartment, the compartment having a volume corresponding to at least the space required for storage of the compact spare tire, said primary bracket including one or more than one groove;
• a secondary bracket pivotally attached to the primary bracket, said secondary bracket capable of being oriented in a first position and a second position to secure a tire at a predetermined location on the second plane distal from the compartment when the spare is removed from the primary bracket, said secondary bracket including one or more than one reinforcement corresponding to one or more than one corresponding reinforcement in the primary bracket for orienting the primary bracket and the secondary bracket with respect to each other, and including a lower portion of sufficient length such that an upper portion of the secondary bracket, when the secondary bracket is positioned in the second position, contacts an interior surface of a covering of the compartment and supports the covering when the tire is positioned on an exterior surface of the covering, said upper portion of the secondary bracket including an opening and a welded nut corresponding to a hole in the covering of the compartment;
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• a spacer having a diameter greater than a diameter of a hub opening of the tire, said spacer including an aperture capable of accepting a wing bolt such that when the spacer is placed on the tire and the wing bolt is inserted through the spacer, the tire, the opening of the secondary bracket and accepted by the nut, the tire is secured in a position outside of the compartment.