Spare wheel carrier

Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – For rim – tire – or wheel

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294 95, B62D 4300

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042457629

ABSTRACT:
Spare wheel carrier having a bracket portion fastened to a chassis of a vehicle the bracket portion having at its lower side two hooks a first one of which being movable towards and from a second one, the second hook having a horizontally protruding leg for pivotally supporting the spare wheel at an edge surrounding a central opening through the wheel rim and for allowing the spare wheel to be pivoted to a substantially horizontal position in which the first hook engages an opposing portion of the edge. To lock the spare wheel securely against the bracket portion without use is being made of the wheel bolt holes of the rim the second hook has a portion movable to press the rim against the bracket portion or rubber elements provided on the lower side thereof. The two hooks are connected to a locking mechanism for locking the first hook in its position engaging the edge and the second hook in its position pressing the rim against the bracket portion.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1277716 (1918-09-01), Grosvenor
patent: 1317500 (1919-09-01), Holmquist
patent: 1365946 (1921-01-01), Ovens
patent: 1451262 (1923-04-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 1883032 (1932-10-01), Smith
patent: 2931549 (1960-04-01), Adkins

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