Patent ID: 6257032
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A rear mounted spare tire lock preventing the theft of a spare tire that is mounted on a back of a vehicle, the spare tire being mounted to the back of the vehicle through a mounting bracket, the spare tire having a central mounting aperture, the mounting bracket having an aperture that aligns with the central mounting aperture, the rear mounted spare tire lock comprising, in combination:an angle iron positioned over the mounting aperture of the spare tire, the angle iron having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an interior of an angle, the outer surface defining an exterior of an angle, the angle iron being positioned with the inner surface facing the mounting aperture of the spare tire;a padlock coupled with respect to the angle iron, the padlock including a shackle portion and a locking portion, the shackle portion having an inverted U-shaped configuration defined by a pair of vertical segments and an arched upper segment, the pair of vertical segments each having lower ends, the lower end of a first vertical segment being fixedly coupled to the locking portion, the lower end of a second vertical segment being removably coupled with the locking portion, the first vertical segment being secured to the inner surface of the angle iron, the padlock being extended through the mounting aperture of the spare tire with the second vertical segment extending through the aperture of the mounting bracket for securing to the mounting bracket in a locked orientation.