US 11,752,949 B2
Mounting system for securing items to a spare tire
Adam Wood, Poway, CA (US); Kevin Klemmt, Seattle, WA (US); and Louis W. Dawson, III, North Bend, WA (US)
Assigned to A Wood Products LLC, Poway, CA (US)
Filed by A Wood Products LLC, Poway, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/518,518.
Prior Publication US 2023/0137575 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/00 (2013.01) [B60R 9/06 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0059 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for securing one or more items to a tire comprising:
one or more tensioners configured to wrap around a major portion of the tire;
a first tensioning block configured to secure to the one or more tensioners;
a second tensioning block configured to secure to the one or more tensioners;
a tensioning system coupling the first tensioning block to the second tensioning block and configured to adjust a separation between the first tensioning block and the second tensioning block; and
one or more mounting blocks including one or more guides for receiving a portion of each of the one or more tensioners, the one or more mounting blocks defining one or more openings for fastening the one or more items to the one or more mounting blocks.