Patent ID: 7533789

Claim:
A spare tire holding assembly for selectively attaching to a vehicle receiver hitch, said assembly comprising: a mounting including a male hitch coupler and a female hitch coupler being attached together, wherein said male hitch coupler may be extended into and secured to the receiver hitch such that said female hitch coupler extends away from the receiver hitch; a pole being attached to and extending upwardly from said mounting, said pole having a front side and a back side, said pole having a break therein such that a first portion and a second portion are defined, said first portion abutting said mounting, a hinge hingedly couples said first portion to said second portion, said hinge being positioned on said front side of said pole, said first portion including a first section and a second section being rotatably coupled together; a rod for removably receiving a tire being attached to said pole and extending outwardly away from said front side of said pole, said rod being positioned on said second portion of said pole, said rod being threaded; a threaded locking member being selectively positionable on said rod; and a pair of flanges, each of said flanges being attached to one of said first and second sections and positioned generally adjacent to each other, at least one securing member being removably extendable through each of said flanges for preventing rotation of said first section with respect to said second section.