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US 9,650,087 B2Granted
Spare tire anti-theft security device
AssigneeSpare-tite, Inc.
InventorsPeter Pulice, Eric Kowalik
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Abstract
A novel and improved automobile spare tire anti-theft device and method is disclosed. In an embodiment, the spare tire anti-theft device can include a rigid arm member having a proximal end, an arm body, and a distal end. The proximal end can be configured to be removably secured to an automobile. The arm body is configured such that at least a portion of the arm body is positioned adjacent an exposed portion of a sidewall of a tire of a spare tire secured to the automobile when the proximal end is secured to the automobile.
Claims16
An automobile spare tire anti-theft device comprising:
- a rigid arm member comprising a proximal end, an arm body, and a distal end;
- the arm body extends from the proximal end to the distal end;
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- the proximal end is spaced from the distal end;
- wherein the proximal end is configured to be removably secured to a tow hitch assembly of an automobile and wherein the distal end is not secured to the spare tire;
- wherein the rigid arm member is configured such that at least a lateral segment of the arm body is positioned adjacent to and opposing an exposed sidewall of a tire of a spare tire secured to the underside of the automobile when the proximal end of the rigid arm member is secured to the tow hitch assembly of the automobile, wherein the lateral segment is between the proximal end and the distal end of the rigid arm member and the lateral segment is oriented substantially parallel with a hitch receiver of the tow hitch assembly of the automobile, wherein the exposed sidewall of the tire is exposed toward the ground;
- wherein the rigid arm member is configured such that at least a portion of the distal end is positioned within an interior cavity of the spare tire when the proximal end is secured to the automobile;
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- wherein the arm body is configured such that a first distance is defined between the lateral segment and an underside surface of the automobile opposing the lateral segment, the first distance being greater than a width of the tire such that at least a portion of the spare tire can fit between the lateral segment and the surface of the automobile.
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A spare tire anti-theft assembly for an automobile comprising:
- a rigid arm member comprising a proximal end, an arm body, and a distal end;
- the arm body extends from the proximal end to the distal end;
- the proximal end is spaced from the distal end;
- a hitch coupling secured to the proximal end of the rigid arm member, wherein the hitch coupling has an internal passage configured to receive a portion of a tow hitch assembly of an automobile therethrough, and wherein the distal end is not secured to the spare tire;
- the hitch coupling is removably secured to the tow hitch assembly of the automobile such that a lateral segment of the arm body is positioned adjacent to and opposing an exposed sidewall of the spare tire secured to the underside of the automobile, wherein the lateral segment is between the proximal end and the distal end of the rigid arm member and the lateral segment is oriented substantially parallel with a hitch receiver of the tow hitch assembly of the automobile, wherein the exposed sidewall of the tire is exposed toward the ground;
- wherein the arm body is configured such that a first distance is defined between the lateral segment and an underside surface of the automobile opposing the lateral segment, the first distance being greater than a width of the tire such that at least a portion of the spare tire can fit between the lateral segment and the surface of the automobile;
- and wherein the rigid arm member is configured such that at least a portion of the distal end is positioned within an interior cavity of the spare tire when the proximal end is secured to the automobile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.