Patent ID: 6276889
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A spare tire storage bracket assembly comprising:a main member adapted for coupling to a selectively extendable and retractable cable of a vehicle, said main member having a pair of outer portions adapted for being positioned to engage a lip around a central opening of a rim of a spare tire of the vehicle;an attachment assembly for holding said main member against the spare tire whereby said main member is prevented from passing through the central opening, said attachment assembly including a plate member having a pair of apertures;said attachment assembly further including a pair of screws, each of said screws having a head portion and a threaded portion, said threaded portion of each of said screws being insertable through an associated one of said apertures, said apertures being positioned such that said threaded portions are insertable through attachment holes in the rim of the spare tire when the plate member is positioned adjacent the rim of the spare tire;said attachment assembly further including a pair of nut members, each of said nut members being engageable with an associated one of said screws whereby said plate member is engageable with the rim of the spare tire for holding the main member against the rim in a static position relative to the spare tire whereby the spare tire is selectively raisable and lowerable when the cable is retracted and extended.