Slide-out bumper and tire carrier

Details Slide-out bumper and tire carrier Slide-out bumper and tire carrier

1985-12-16

1987-06-30

Marcus, Stephen

Package and article carriers

Vehicle attached

For rim, tire, or wheel

224 4223, 414466, B62D 4300

Patent

active

046764151

ABSTRACT:
A combined spare tire support and rear step bumper assembly is provided wherein the rear step bumper assembly is mounted from the associated vehicle in the conventional manner but includes a center downwardly and rearwardly opening recess formed therein in which the outer face plate of a drawer-type support extendible rearwardly of the bumper assembly is receivable when the support is in the forward retracted position. The support is in the form of an upwardly opening drawer in which a spare tire assembly (or any other suitable load) may be received and structure is provided for releasably securely locking the face plate assembly of the drawer-type support in a forwardly retracted closed position. Further, the face plate assembly includes the usual lower central horizontal flange of a step bumper from which a trailer ball hitch element may be mounted and the structure provided for locking the face plate assembly of the drawer-type support in the closed position, in conjunction with the conventional step bumper mounting structure increases the trailer load capacity of the step bumper assembly beyond the trailer load carrying capacity of a conventional step bumper.

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patent: 4312620 (1982-01-01), Muschalek, Jr.
patent: 4418852 (1983-12-01), Grinwald

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