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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert G. Zum Mallen, East Liberty, OH (US);
Derik Thomas Voigt, Dublin, OH (US);
Kerry Stephen McClure, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 4/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 4/310 ;
Abstract
An assembly for storing a compact spare tire in a motor vehicle in which a second tire of regular size (larger than the compact spare) is secured at a predetermined space adjacent or within the vehicle on a second plane distal from the plane of the storage location of the compact spare, after the compact spare tire is removed and the regular tire is replaced, for example, in the event of a flat. The assembly includes first and second brackets cooperatively oriented to secure the tires in first and second separated planes.