Patent ID: 6918520
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A spare tire holder for a vehicle such as a pickup truck having a tailgate and having a rear mounted hitch receiver said spare tire holder comprising: an upright portion comprising: a pivoting portion comprising: a pivot bolt extending through said pivot bores of said upright portion vertical channel member and said pivot bores of said pivoting portion vertical member; said lower curved end of said vertical channel member being so configured as to allow said pivoting portion vertical merger to rotate toward the rear to a horizontal position; said securing bores of said channel member and said pivoting portion vertical member being so positioned as to be aligned to receive a securing pin; and a securing pin removably mounted within said securing bores of said vertical channel member and said pivoting portion vertical member whereby, upon removal of said securing pin from said securing bores, said pivoting portion of said spare tire holder may be rotated along with the spare tire to the rear to a horizontal position thus providing clearance for the lowering of the tailgate of the pickup truck to be lowered from a vertical closed position to a horizontal open position.