Patent ID: 6213361
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking four-way lug wrench carrier which is movably attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for mountably securing a four-way lug wrench, and also to safeguard a spare tire and wheel assembly from unauthorized removal, utilizing the lug wrench as a protective restraint comprising:a) a hollow wrench carrier body having a plurality of open ended slots therein,b) a shackle connected to and extending from the hollow within the wrench carrier body,c) attachment shaft means permanently joined to the hollow wrench carrier body for connection to a motor vehicle or trailer, andd) locking means slideably fastened to the extending shackle for attachment, and when locked, for the prevention of unauthorized removal,e) a four-way lug wrench disposed within the open ended slots of the hollow wrench carrier body and secured in place by the locking means, for attachment of the wrench to a motor vehicle and trailer and also for retaining a spare tire and wheel to said vehicle or trailer when the carrier body attachment shaft means is connected to a vehicle or trailer spare tire carrier and bulkhead.