Method for securing a spare tire

Details Method for securing a spare tire Method for securing a spare tire

1995-06-05

1997-06-17

Dino, Suzanne

Locks

Special application

For automotive vehicles

70 14, 224 4223, 414463, E05B 6512

Patent

active

056387105

ABSTRACT:
A locking device for preventing the theft of spare tires mounted on a hoist mechanism underneath the rear of a pickup truck is provided. This device consists of a J-hook and lock. The J-hook is suspended from the hoist shaft with the long end projecting downward through a lug hole in the wheel. The long end of the J-hook has plurality of holes allowing for the adjustment to different thicknesses of tires and wheels. The lock has a tubular shaped body with a cross hole allowing it to slide up on to the long side of the J-hook where the push button mechanism can be engaged, locking it into the properly aligned hole in the J-hook.

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