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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
William Reese Cherry, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Matt B. Rutman, Canton, MI (US);
Jared Shroyer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B62D 43/02 (2006.01); B62D 43/00 (2006.01); F16F 9/02 (2006.01); F16B 7/14 (2006.01); F16B 2/24 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 43/02 (2013.01); B62D 43/002 (2013.01); F16B 2/246 (2013.01); F16B 7/14 (2013.01); F16F 9/0254 (2013.01); B60R 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tire carriers for use with vehicles are disclosed herein. An example tire carrier, includes a frame including telescopically coupled tubes; and a lock carried by one of the tubes, the lock structured to mechanically engage another one of the tubes to fix the tubes relative to one another to prevent the tire carrier from inadvertently moving toward a lowered position, the lock structured to reduce the mechanical engagement with the other one of the tubes to enable the tire carrier to be moved toward a raised position.