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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309202 | Combination loading ramp/extension table for a truck bed A system for transporting and storing a portable combination table/ramp device in a truck bed, including a substantially flat platform supported by a plurality of support members positioned between the platform and the truck bed and defining a plurality of elongated... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7249927 | Storage rack for a vehicle 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 th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244090 | Storage rack for a vehicle A storage rack connectable to a mounting structure of a vehicle for supporting a load, comprising a load supporting structure, a bracket assembly, and a lift assembly. The load supporting structure is adapted to support the load when the load is associated with the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7111765 | Carrier rack system A trailer hitch mounted recreational equipment carrier for transporting various recreational equipment. The trailer hitch mounted recreational equipment carrier includes a support frame having at least a horizontal member and a vertical member, a first link arm pivo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073778 | Apparatus for supporting automotive tires An apparatus for supporting automotive tires is provided having a hanger pin adapted to fit through the mount hole of a vehicle wheel. The apparatus is intended to be installed on an automotive hoist at a height approximately the same as that of a tire of a vehicle ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6923351 | Tire carrier assembly The tire carrier assembly of the present invention is mounted to the frame of a vehicle by removing the existing D-rings and placing the mounting brackets for the tire carrier over the apertures where the existing D-rings were mounted. The existing D-rings are then ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6796466 | Spare tire carrier for a vehicle A carrier for the spare tire of a sport utility vehicle. The carrier includes a pair of additional hinges mounted to the vehicle body just outside the rear gate and an arrangement of leg members that moves in unison with the rear gate as it is opened and closed. The... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6659318 | Spare wheel carrier 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 br... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6053690 | Spare tire caddy with mechanized elevation means A spare tire caddy is provided including a mounting assembly adapted for being mounted on an underside of a vehicle. Also included is a tire pod slidably coupled to the mounting assembly for removably receiving a tire therein.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5993133 | Retractable spare tire carrier An apparatus designed to carry a spare tire against the underside of a vehicle, rearwardly thereof, featuring a mounting plate, for the tire assembly, attached to the first end of a cantilever arm. The second end of the cantilever arm is pivotally attache... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5333766 | Swing lock spare tire carrier An apparatus for mounting a spare tire includes a plurality of hinge plates arranged in a parallel spaced coextensive relationship hingedly mounted to the door hinges of an associated vehicular van door, wherein the hinge plates mount a support bar in an ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5020708 | Outboard motor stand apparatus An outboard motor stand apparatus (10) for use in a vehicle (100) wherein the apparatus (10) includes a mounting unit (11) secured to the interior of a vehicle (100), a main support unit (12) rotatably connected to the mounting unit (11) and an auxiliary ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4428513 | Spare wheel carrier A spare wheel carrier includes a spare wheel support member mounting brackets adjacent one end thereof having L-shaped slots. Pivots mounted on the vehicle are engageable with the ends of either legs of the slots to locate the support member different dis... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4301954 | Spare tire carrier A spare tire carrier for use on a motor vehicle. The carrier comprises a swing arm having a spare tire holding a basket attached thereto. The swing arm is pivotally connected to a frame of the motor vehicle by a hinge. The hinge is tilted rearwardly at th... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4278191 | Spare tire carrier The present invention constitutes a carrier for maintaining a spare tire to a vehicle, such as a pickup truck so as to be easily accessible, that comprises a lifting arm assembly which is secured to the vehicle bumper or frame and incorporates a screw arr... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4264260 | Spare wheel carrier for pickup trucks A spare-wheel carrier is provided for mounting to the underside of a pickup truck adjacent the rear end thereof. The carrier is comprised of an elongated support beam which mounts to the frame of the vehicle in a manner to be disposed parallel to the whee... | 04/28/1981 |
