Stability restraint for vehicle spare wheel

Details Stability restraint for vehicle spare wheel Stability restraint for vehicle spare wheel

2007-03-27

2007-03-27

Morrow, Jason (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Auxiliary article compartments

C296S187080, C296S035200

Reexamination Certificate

active

11006953

ABSTRACT:
Restraining a spare wheel in a vehicular floor recession during a vehicle rear impact event is accomplished by securing a connection member from a first anchoring location outside of the recession to a second location within the floor recession. The spare wheel lies in the recession and a threaded bolt attached to the floor under the spare wheel passes through the center hole of the spare wheel. The threaded bolt also passes through a spare wheel holding plate that resides on the spare wheel hub to distribute a holding force from the plate to the circumference of the hub created by screwing a threaded wing nut onto the bolt passing through the holding plate. Since the belt passes from the wheel center to a location outside of the wheel's perimeter, the wheel and tire are securely restrained during the transmission of forces during a vehicular rear impact event.

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