Spare tire carrier assembly
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame having a first mounting arm;
a D-ring hinge assembly attached to the first mounting arm; and
a tire carrier assembly, which includesa bracket assembly having a mounting post rotatably coupled to the D-ring hinge assembly;
a swing arm coupled to the braket assembly;
an actuator coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm, the tire carrier assembly being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions in response to actuating the actuator, wherein the actuator is coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm in the raised and lowered positions.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle frame having D-ring latch and hinge assemblies coupled thereto. The D-ring latch and hinge assemblies include a latch and hinge sleeve, respectively. A tire carrier assembly is rotatably mounted to the D-ring hinge assembly, wherein the tire carrier assembly is repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions.
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33 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle frame having a first mounting arm; a D-ring hinge assembly attached to the first mounting arm; and a tire carrier assembly, which includes a bracket assembly having a mounting post rotatably coupled to the D-ring hinge assembly; a swing arm coupled to the braket assembly; an actuator coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm, the tire carrier assembly being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions in response to actuating the actuator, wherein the actuator is coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm in the raised and lowered positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle frame having first and second mounting arms; D-ring latch and hinge assemblies which include a latch and hinge sleeve, respectively, the D-ring latch and hinge assemblies being attached to the first and second mounting arms, respectively; and a tire carrier assembly, which includes a bracket assembly rotatably coupled to the hinge sleeve; a swing arm coupled to the bracket assembly; opposed arm plates carried by the swing arm; an actuator coupled to the bracket assembly and opposed arm plates, the swing arm being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions, wherein the actuator is coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm in the raised and lowered positions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of providing a vehicle with a spare tire, comprising:
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providing a vehicle having a vehicle frame with a first mounting arm; attaching a D-ring, hinge assembly to the first mounting arm; and mounting a tire carrier assembly to the D-ring hinge assembly, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes a tire carrier bracket assembly coupled to the D-ring hinge assembly; a swing area coupled to the tire carrier bracket assembly; opposed arm plates carried by the swing arm; and an actuator coupled to the bracket assembly and opposed arm plates, the swing arm being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions, wherein the actuator is coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm in the raised and lowered positions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of assembling a tire carrier assembly, comprising:
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providing a tire carrier bracket assembly, wherein the tire carrier bracket assembly includes a downwardly extending mounting post; coupling an actuator to the tire carrier bracket assembly; coupling a swing arm to the tire carrier bracket assembly; and coupling opposed arm plates to the actuator and swing arm and swing arm; coupling the downwardly extending mounting post to a hinge sleeve of a D-ring hinge assembly, the D-ring hinge assembly being attached to a mounting arm of a vehicle frame; wherein the tire carrier assembly is repeatably rotatable between raised and lowered positions in response to actuating the actuator, the actuator being coupled to the swing arm and tire carrier bracket assembly in the raised and lowered positions. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle frame having a first mounting arm; a D-ring hinge assembly attached to the first mounting arm; and a tire carrier assembly, which includes a bracket assembly having a mounting post rotatably coupled to the D-ring hinge assembly; a swing arm with a proximal end coupled to the bracket assembly; a pivot arm rotatably coupled to a distal end of the swing arm; an actuator with a proximal end coupled to the bracket assembly; an actuator handle operatively coupled to the actuator, the swing arm being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions in response to moving the actuator handle; and a D-ring latch assembly attached to a second mounting arm of the vehicle frame, wherein the D-ring latch assembly includes a latch, and wherein a distal end of the pivot arm is repeatably moveable between latched and unlatched positions with the D-ring latch assembly. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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