Patent ID: 8936427
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A spare tire handling system mounted on a vehicle and adapted for moving a spare tire between a stored and an accessible position relative to the vehicle, the device including: a winch member; and a flexible member attached at one end to the winch member and the other end detachably engageable with the spare tire whereby the tire is displaceable from the accessible to the stored position in response to the operation of the winch member in one direction and from the stored to the accessible position in response to the operation of the winch member in the direction opposite to the one direction; a tire carrier having a housing and a wheel retainer having at least one extending portion pivotally connected to the housing and being rotatable from a retracted position to an extended position, the at least one extending portion being insertable completely through an aperture of the spare tire when the at least one extending portion is in the retracted position and being sized greater than the aperture when the at least one extending portion is in the extended position, the at least one extending portion engaging a rim of the spare tire when passed through the aperture and in the extended position; and a secondary latch connected to the housing.