Locks – Special application – For automotive vehicles
Patent
1987-02-17
1988-08-23
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Special application
For automotive vehicles
70230, 70232, 224 4225, 248552, 414463, B65D 4304, F16B 4100
Patent
active
047651644
ABSTRACT:
A spare tire bracket lock for installation on the existing spare tire support bracket of a pick-up truck or similar vehicle of the type having an elongated spare tire support bracket for supporting the spare tire in the stored position against the undercarriage of the vehicle and an elongated threaded bolt extending vertically through an aperture at one end of the tire support bracket engaged by a flanged mounting nut having an eye therein. The spare tire bracket lock comprises an elongated tubular member which is slotted to be slidably received on one end of the support bracket. A pin inserted through aligned holes in the bracket lock side walls passes through the eye of the flange of the mounting nut and the shackle of a padlock received through a hole in the pin within the bracket lock secures the bracket lock on the support bracket to enclose the mounting nut and padlock and substantially surround the elongated threaded bolt restricting access to the padlock and the threaded bolt. A cap covers the open bottom of the spare tire bracket lock to shield the padlock and threaded bolt from water, mud, and debris to prevent chemical and physical damage thereto. A second tubular member is provided to surround another elongated bolt which hingedly retains the other end of the support bracket.
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Gall Lloyd A.
Roddy Kenneth A.
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