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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Hiroyuki Saegusa, Saitama, JP;
Shinji Aoki, Tochigi, JP;
Honda Gikenkogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
TS Tech Co., Ltd., Asaka, JP;
Abstract
A spare tire cover covering a spare tire supported on a bracket fixed on a rear gate or the like of a vehicle includes a first sheet portion having an opening into which the bracket is inserted and for covering one side surface of the spare tire, a second sheet portion covering an outer peripheral surface of the spare tire, and a third sheet portion for covering another side surface of the spare tire. The opening is biased in a shrinking direction by means of elastic bands accommodated at a fringe and can be opened at three slits extending in a radial direction. The spare tire cover is positioned in a rotational direction by contacting a straight portion formed on an upper fringe of the opening with a straight spare tire cover supporting portion horizontally formed on an upper surface of the bracket. Thus, a tilt of a logotype or the like printed on the spare tire cover can be prevented.