Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Auxiliary article compartments
Patent
1999-07-27
1999-12-21
Hoge, Gary C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Auxiliary article compartments
224 4221, 40211, B62D 4302
Patent
active
060039221
ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for mounting a spare tire and a license plate to a motor vehicle. The license plate mount includes a base member connected to an external panel of the vehicle, a display cover adapted to be normally parallel and spaced from the external panel to allow a spare tire to be positioned therebetween, and a linkage connecting the display cover to the base member to allow the display cover to articulate about a hinge point for providing access to a spare tire.
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Giesey Jennifer L.
King E. Mackey
Litwin Robert E.
Moore Bryan R.
Niemi Jeffrey M.
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Hoge Gary C.
Lorelli Marc
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