序号 专利名 申请号 申请日 公开(公告)号 公开(公告)日 发明人
121 Storage rack for a vehicle US10977410 2004-10-29 US20050095103A1 2005-05-05 Donald Wooten; Robert Reed; Robert Fisher
A storage rack connectable to a mounting structure of a vehicle for supporting a load, comprising a load supporting structure, a swing arm assembly, and a lift assembly. The load supporting structure is adapted to support the load when the load is associated with the load supporting structure. The swing arm assembly is connected to the load supporting structure, the swing arm assembly being attachable to the mounting structure of the vehicle. The lift assembly is associated with the load supporting structure for facilitating lifting of the load to the load supporting structure whereby the load can be supported by the load supporting structure and thus the vehicle.
122 Tire carrier assembly US10959691 2004-10-05 US20050077327A1 2005-04-14 Michael Kenney
A tire carrier assembly with integrated “D-rings” includes a hinge-mounted tire carrier and light assembly with an integrated wiring harness. The light assembly includes a light source and the light source is configured to illuminate a license plate affixed to the tire carrier assembly. The hinge allows the tire carrier and spare tire to be positioned next to the vehicle for traveling (“closed position”) and positioned away from the vehicle for access to the rear storage area of the vehicle (“open position”). Additionally, the integrated wiring harness provides electrical power to the light assembly, enabling the light source to be energized in both the open and closed positions.
123 Bracket assembly for securing a compact spare tire and a full size tire US10222044 2002-08-16 US06783039B2 2004-08-31 Robert G. Zum Mallen; Derik Thomas Voigt; Kerry Stephen McClure
An assembly for storing a compact spare tire in a motor vehicle in which a second tire of regular size (larger than the compact spare) is secured at a predetermined space adjacent or within the vehicle on a second plane distal from the plane of the storage location of the compact spare, after the compact spare tire is removed and the regular tire is replaced, for example, in the event of a flat. The assembly includes first and second brackets cooperatively oriented to secure the tires in first and second separated planes.
124 Spare-wheel carrier for a motor vehicle US10671927 2003-09-26 US20040124223A1 2004-07-01 Holger Riemer; Frank Babel; Oliver Burnus
A spare-wheel carrier for a motor vehicle is pivotable at a body of the motor vehicle and arranged in a region of a tailgate of the motor vehicle. The spare-wheel carrier includes at least one sensor configured to detect at least one position of the spare-wheel carrier and to transmit the at least one position to a control unit. The control unit is configured to enable and block at least one function of the motor vehicle in accordance with the position of the spare-wheel carrier.
125 Spare wheel carrier US09951220 2001-09-14 US20020040917A1 2002-04-11 Anthony J. Newbill
A spare tire carrier for securement to an end segment of a vehicle bumper and having a swingable arm for travel about horizontal and vertical axes to relocate a spare tire away from the rear of a vehicle and subsequently downward into ground contact. A bracket on a bumper attached mounting plate pivotally carries an arm actuator including oppositely threaded shafts and a sleeve thereon. A ratchet drive imparts rotational movement to the sleeve in a selected direction to either lift or lower the arm and spare tire thereon in a controlled manner and additionally prevents random vertical movement of the arm during vehicle travel. Locks engageable with the bracket and the arm prevent horizontal and upright travel of the arm when the vehicle is underway. The carrier may include a bracket, attachable to a hitch or vehicle frame, with a base plate at its outer end to support the carrier mounting plate. A modified preferred carrier includes an electrical linear actuator to control the carrier arm. The arm is secured by a latch assembly with multiple locks. A support block on the arm facilitates wheel positioning.
126 Spare wheel holding device US09779406 2001-02-08 US20020017543A1 2002-02-14 Juergen Dunsch; Joerg Riehle; Hans Riehle
In order to improve a spare wheel holding device for a vehicle body having a hatchback with tailgate, comprising a spare wheel carrier, which holds a spare wheel and is capable of swivelling about an axis relative to the vehicle body, in a way that improves rear access to the vehicle body and hence to the tailgate and enables said spare wheel holding device to be fixed as easily as possible to the vehicle body, it is proposed that the spare wheel carrier is connected to the vehicle body by a swivel joint, the swivelling axis of which is disposed in such a way that the spare wheel carrier the spare wheel is movable from a travel position, in which it is behind the tailgate, into a rear access position, in which the spare wheel held by the spare wheel carrier is disposed at least with a part-region overlapping a rear part of a longitudinal side of the vehicle body.
127 Motor vehicle and a wheel carrier therefor US41498 1998-03-12 US6076949A 2000-06-20 Trevor Charles Holdsworth; Gary Underwood; Simon Andrew Whorlow
A wheel carrier 10 for a spare wheel 56 is mounted on the rear door 50 of a motor vehicle. The carrier includes an upwardly extending arm having a stop lamp 14 mounted on its free end. The arm 18 is offset from the rear door 50 so that a wiper arm 54a can pass between the arm 18 and a rear window 52 of the motor vehicle.
128 Exterior dual cargo carrier US636568 1996-04-23 US5806736A 1998-09-15 Mark S. Kincart
A cargo carrier for a vehicle is presented that is a removable multi-mount device. The device includes a first cargo carrier apparatus having an end that is removably connected to one side of the rear exterior of the vehicle and a second cargo carrier apparatus that also has an end that is removably connected to the opposite side of the rear exterior of the vehicle. The first and second cargo apparatus can be connected to one another so that they continuously extend across the rear exterior of the vehicle.
129 System for mounting a spare tire on a vehicle US780910 1997-01-09 US5791533A 1998-08-11 Dorinel D. Neag; Thomas R. Carbone; James P. Salva; Stylianos A. Meidanis; Leonard C. Paul, Jr.; Jeffery E. Long
A system for mounting a spare tire on a vehicle that has a hatch and a door frame that partially surrounds the hatch. The system includes an exterior tire mounted mode and an interior tire mounted mode. The system also includes an exterior holder device disposed in the hatch and an interior holder device disposed in an inner side wall of the vehicle. Further provided is an arm that is swivelably mounted to one side of the door frame of the vehicle at a first end portion. The arm has a middle portion and second end portion that has the spare tire mounted thereon. The system further provides an engagement member attached at the second end portion of the arm. The engagement member includes a device for engaging the exterior holder device when the system is in the exterior tire mounted mode and for engaging the interior holder device when the system is in the interior tire mounted mode.
130 Carrier bracket for ready-to-mount spare wheel and bearing assembly US897575 1997-07-21 US5785218A 1998-07-28 Jeff J. LaLone; David W. Cobb
A bracket is disclosed for holding a ready-to-mount spare wheel rim and tire, hub and bearings in which the bracket has a threaded stud welded to an anchor structure that is to be mounted on a vehicle, such as a boat trailer tongue, and an adjustable disk-shaped backing plate is positioned along the stud. The spare wheel hub, including inner seal, and inner and outer bearings, is held between the disk backing plate and a holding nut threaded onto the free end of the stud, and the spare wheel rim and spare tire are secured to the hub and flange.
131 Tire mounting bracket for the elimination of the spare tire obstruction US717378 1996-09-23 US5730338A 1998-03-24 Kevin M. Travis
A tire mounting bracket is provided for pivotally mounting a spare tire in a rear of a vehicle. The bracket is pivotal from a first position, for supporting the tire in a vertical position wherein the tire may obstruct a driver's view through the rear window, to a second position, for supporting the tire in a horizontal position above the vehicle floor so that the driver's view is not obstructed by the spare tire.
132 Swing-away wheel carrier US409702 1995-03-23 US5564611A 1996-10-15 Raywood C. Weiler
The invention is directed to a wheel carrier which is adapted to be mounted exclusively to a cross tube of a receiver bracket assembly, which is typically attached to the underside of a motor vehicle and which is used to facilitate attachment of a trailer hitch in the form of a ball mount assembly. The simple manner in which the wheel carrier attaches to the receiver bracket assembly greatly decreases the necessary mounting time and avoids the necessity of drilling holes in the body and/or bumper. The wheel carrier has a carrier member, a wheel support member connected to the carrier member and adapted to support a motor vehicle wheel, and a mounting mechanism for mounting the carrier member exclusively to the cross tube of the receiver bracket assembly. The cross tube typically has a cross-sectional shape which is substantially square. The mounting mechanism may include a first mounting bracket, a second mounting bracket, and fasteners for securing the first and second mounting brackets together about the cross tube at a mounting area. The first and second mounting brackets are shaped such that, when secured together, they define an aperture having a substantially square cross-sectional shape that substantially conforms to a substantially square cross-sectional shape of the mounting area of the cross tube.
133 Spare tire and axle assembly for a trailer US323846 1994-10-17 US5560629A 1996-10-01 David J. Allard; Diane G. Smith
A new and improved spare tire and axle system for a trailer, comprising a spare tire, rim and hub assembly with an attachment plate secured thereto for coupling to a trailer. A handle raises the assembly and attachment plate to a storage position and lowers the assembly to an operative position. Locking components secure the assembly and attachment plate in one position or the other.
134 Spare tire carrier for a tow hitch US373486 1995-01-17 US5469998A 1995-11-28 Donn S. Van Dusen; Douglas P. Gibbs
The present invention relates to a tire carrier for an automotive vehicle and, more particularly, to a hitch mounted tire carrier. The invention includes a cantilever construction having the combination of an elongated arm having the tire mount structure, and a bracket for the arm connectable, for example, to a tow hitch of a vehicle. The arm is movable relative to the bracket between the transportation position and in inactive position, and a cinch is provided on the bracket for normally maintaining the arm in the transportation position but releasing the same for movement to the inactive position. The cinch has a lever latch which, in keeping with the invention, is manipulatable of the cinch to an over-center position. A tightener is provided as a protuberance on the lever latch which is mounted for pivoting to a stop position beyond a center position at which it would be generally orthogonal to a bearing surface it engages. The combination also preferably includes a coupler having a drawbar and a tightener designed to maintain intimate contact between a surface of the drawbar and a surface of the tow hitch irrespective of vehicle movement.
135 Quick release spare tire rack US167174 1993-12-16 US5370285A 1994-12-06 Michael E. Steelman
A swing-away rack for mounting a spare tire to a substantially vertical surface of a motor vehicle. A spare tire holder is mounted on a vertical support member which is pivotally mounted on a hinge. The hinge enables the support member and the spare tire to be swung sufficiently downwardly and backwardly to avoid the swinging arc of an adjacent door mounted on the motor vehicle, thus enabling access to the door. A latch maintains the support member in its normal, vertical orientation. The latch comprises a thin resilient bar which is disposed adjacent and parallel to the support member. The latch has an opening which cooperates with a projecting member secured to the vertical support member. When this projecting member penetrates the opening, the support member is constrained against lowering. When the latch is resiliently drawn away from the support member, the projecting member is released from the opening, and the support member may be lowered. A locking member, releasably mounted to a distal end of the projecting member, prevents unintended disengagement of the projecting member from the latch. A handle attached to the latch enables convenient manipulation of the latch during release of the projecting member.
136 Spare tire carrier US694599 1991-05-02 US5186371A 1993-02-16 Thadius F. Jozefczak; Kent W. Madill
A spare tire carrier for a vehicle with a tailgate or other rear access assembly characterized in that the spare tire carrier is adapted to swing away outwardly from the vehicle and is provided with a swing-down device which allows a spare tire to be lowered into ground contact for easy removal of the spare tire. The swing-down device includes a tire support plate and an assist arm is pivotally coupled to the tire support plate for controlling the movement of the tire support plate when the latter is unlatched from the spare tire carrier.
137 Storage container US602206 1990-10-23 US5118017A 1992-06-02 Norman G. Buck
A storage container mountable on the exterior spare wheel of a vehicle. The storage container has a storage space defined by a base and a removably mounted cover. The container is removably mounted against the outer side of the spare wheel in contact with the tire. The cover includes a threaded sleeve which extends through the base for engagement by a nut. A threaded shaft is mounted on the spare wheel and extends through the sleeve for engagement by a fastener to secure the container to the wheel. Access to the storage space is gained by first removing the container from its position against the spare wheel and then separating the base and cover.
138 Rotatable spare tire holding apparatus US286703 1988-12-20 US4971237A 1990-11-20 Darrel B. Davis
A spare tire holding apparatus has an arch-like frame and an attached bracket for supporting a tire and wheel thereon. The frame extremities are rotatably mounted on one end of a pair of couplings which in turn have the opposite ends connected to spaced extensions of the end of a body frame of an automotive vehicle.
139 Spare tire carrier US590470 1984-03-16 US4679717A 1987-07-14 Dale G. Hansen
A support arm is hingedly affixed at one end, for rotation about an upright axis, to a mounting plate secured to the bumper of a vehicle. A spare tire is demountably carried at the other end of the support arm. A latch assembly, including a handled lever carried by the support arm and a latch plate carried by the bumper, selectively retains the arm in a normal position in which the spare tire is parallel to an upright panel of the vehicle.
140 Swing down spare wheel tire carrier US143972 1980-04-25 US4327848A 1982-05-04 Raywood C. Weiler
A spare wheel carrier for vehicles has a channel type support member arranged to be mounted on a vehicle bumper. A channel type tire carrier member is pivotally mounted at its lower end on the support member, with the pivotal axis being offset from the longitudinal center line of the carrier member. The support member has an abutment member at one side and a latching mechanism at the other side. The latching mechanism when tightened urges the carrier member into engagement with the abutment to lock the carrier in stored position. The carrier member is rotatable in a vertical plane and is adapted to be lowered so that the tire mounting means on the carrier member may be moved into registration with a tire resting on the ground in a vertical position.
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