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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Naijiang Xu, Nanjing, CN;
Zhenhong Ge, Nanjing, CN;
Jihong Zhang, Nanjing, CN;
Jonathan William Vaillancourt, Southfield, MI (US);
Wesley Grant Morris, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a spare wheel, a jack and a jack wrench. The jack and a jack wrench are provided to raise the vehicle to allow a user to remove a damaged wheel and replace it with the spare wheel. The jack and jack wrench are secured to the vehicle via a first connector. The spare wheel is then secured to the first connector via a second connector. The second connector extends through the spare wheel and into the first connector to secure the spare wheel to the first connector and thus to the vehicle.