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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1999
Jennifer L Giesey, Howell, MI (US);
Jeffrey M Niemi, Milford, MI (US);
Vernon J Scott, Milford, MI (US);
Duane A Spytman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lavern D Schmidt, Jr, Ottawa Lake, MI (US);
Bryan R Moore, Canton, MI (US);
Robert E Litwin, Plymouth, MI (US);
E Mackey King, Brighton, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, , DE (US);
Abstract
An arrangement for mounting a spare tire and a license plate to a motor vehicle. The license plate mount includes a base member connected to an external panel of the vehicle, a display cover adapted to be normally parallel and spaced from the external panel to allow a spare tire to be positioned therebetween, and a linkage connecting the display cover to the base member to allow the display cover to articulate about a hinge point for providing access to a spare tire.