Patent ID: 7021884

Claim:
In combination: a spare tire lift and carry apparatus mounted on the underside of a vehicle, the apparatus including a cable depending downwardly from the underside of the vehicle and a coupling device mounted on a free end of the cable; and a device for supporting a tire that couples to the spare tire lift and carry apparatus of the vehicle, the device comprising: a frame that accommodates the tire; at least two wheels connected to the frame; and an engagement device that couples to the coupling device of the spare tire lift ard carry apparatus; the frame comprising a plurality of at least four arms radiating from a central portion of the frame, each of the arms having outboard portions located radially outward from the central portion, a section of each of the outboard portions lying substantially in a plane; a foot of the frame being disposed on an end of one of the arms; the arms being contoured with the central portion being raised with respect to the plane; the engagement device being centrally located on the frame; and the frame including a handle extending from the plane on an end of a second arm.