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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
ORIS Fahrzeugteile Hans Riehle GmbH, Moeglingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 4/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 4/302 ;
Abstract
A swivelling spare wheel carrier for a vehicle is provided which improves rear access to the vehicle body and the tailgate opening. The spare wheel carrier is connected to the vehicle body by a swivel joint. A swivelling axis of the swivel joint is disposed such that, by means of the spare wheel carrier, the spare wheel is movable from a travel position, in which it is behind the tailgate, into a rear access position, in which the spare wheel held by the spare wheel carrier is disposed at least in part with a region overlapping a rear part of a longitudinal side of the vehicle body.