Vehicle Spare Tire Lift Assembly
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1. A tire lift assembly comprising:
- an upper plate;
an intermediate plate;
a bottom plate;
a rod extending through the plates and being removably attached to the bottom plate; and
a pair of handles each including a tab disposed at a lower handle portion and each mounted to the upper plate and intermediate plate for rotation between first and second positions,wherein the upper plate and bottom plate are spaced from one another to receive a spare tire therebetween and each of the tabs extends from the respective handle to engage the spare tire when the handles are in the second position.
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Abstract
A tire lift assembly may include an upper plate, a rod, and a pair of handles. The rod may connect the upper plate to a trunk support surface spaced from the upper plate to receive a tire therebetween. Each of the pair of handles may be mounted for rotation to the upper plate and each may include a tab. Rotation of each of handles orients the respective tab for engagement and non-engagement with the tire. Each of the handles may be arranged with the upper plate so that the tabs define a dimension greater than a diameter of a rim through-hole of the tire when the tabs are rotated for engagement with the tire.
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1. A tire lift assembly comprising:
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an upper plate; an intermediate plate; a bottom plate; a rod extending through the plates and being removably attached to the bottom plate; and a pair of handles each including a tab disposed at a lower handle portion and each mounted to the upper plate and intermediate plate for rotation between first and second positions, wherein the upper plate and bottom plate are spaced from one another to receive a spare tire therebetween and each of the tabs extends from the respective handle to engage the spare tire when the handles are in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tire lift assembly comprising:
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an upper plate; a rod connecting the upper plate to a trunk support surface spaced from the upper plate to receive a tire therebetween; and a pair of handles each mounted for rotation to the upper plate and each including a tab, wherein rotation of each of handles orients the respective tab for engagement and non-engagement with the tire. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tire lift assembly comprising:
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a body including two handles; and a pair of moveable arms each extending from the body, wherein each arm has an end to grasp a vehicle tire when in a first position and to release the vehicle tire when in a second position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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