Spare tire locking device

Details Spare tire locking device Spare tire locking device

1997-07-18

1998-11-17

Boucher, Darnell M.

Locks

Special application

For automotive vehicles

224 4223, 414463, 293117, B62D 4304, E05B 6512

Patent

active

058361820

ABSTRACT:
A spare tire is mounted on a hoist having a hoist shaft. A rear bumper has a vertical portion with a hole providing access to the hoist shaft, a horizontal portion attached to the vertical portion and extending forward, and a lip extending downward from the horizontal portion, wherein the lip of the bumper has a arcuate notch aligned with the hole in the vertical portion of the bumper and the hoist shaft. A forward connector is attached to the forward end of a winch tube cover and adapted to cover one end of the hoist shaft, and has an open bore to provide access to the hoist shaft. A rear connector is attached to the rearward end of the winch tube cover and adapted to extend through the opening in the rear bumper, and has an open bore to provide access to the hoist shaft. A lock is temporary attached to the rear connector to prevent access to the hoist shaft through the rear connector.

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patent: 5077995 (1992-01-01), Appelbaum
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patent: 5330313 (1994-07-01), Easterwood
patent: 5343722 (1994-09-01), Richardson
patent: 5638711 (1997-06-01), Schotthoefer
patent: 5681137 (1997-10-01), Stallings

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