Lock device for a spare tire carrier

Details Lock device for a spare tire carrier Lock device for a spare tire carrier

1991-03-08

1992-03-10

Recla, Henry J.

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

For rim, tire, or wheel

224 4228, B62D 4300

Patent

active

050943740

ABSTRACT:
A spare tire carrier for a sport utility vehicle with a drop tailgate is provided with a lock device that allows the spare tire carrier to be secured in position when the drop tailgate is in an open position. The lock device comprises a collar rotatably mounted on the spare tire carrier and a pin biased by a spring through a hole which holds the collar in position. A striker on the collar fits into a keeper in the form of a slot or a latching mechanism on a side of the drop tailgate to secure the spare tire carrier in position when the drop tailgate is in the open position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2698118 (1954-12-01), Dickason
patent: 3283973 (1966-11-01), Wargo
patent: 3371832 (1968-03-01), Sekino et al.
patent: 3613971 (1971-10-01), Betz
J. C. Whitney Catalogue 1973, Catalog No. 314, "Van Rear Door Tire Carriers".

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