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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert W Henderson, Quinlan, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70 14 ; 70225 ; 70259 ; 248552 ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle is disclosed including an apparatus for preventing theft of a spare tire, including a tire rim forming an aperture, a spare tire mounted on the rim, a bracket, sling or cable lift for securing the spare tire and rim, a metal shaft securely affixed to the motor vehicle, a metal strap looping metal shaft, a shackle engaging the rim and both ends of the strap by passing through an aperture formed near each end of the strap and the aperture formed by the rim, and a locking device for locking onto both ends of the shackle.