On this day in 1926 John I. Muicy was granted the patent for TIRE CARRIER. U.S. Patent No. 1,600,480.
This invention relates to the means for carrying the spare tires and rims on motor vehicles, and the object is to provide a new and novel device of this class that is simple in construction, efficient in operation, and economical to manufacture.
Another object is to provide a tire and rim carrier, commonly known only as a tire carrier, in which the tire rim is supported at three substantially equidistant points by an arm at each point, the three arms at the points where they receive the rim being suitably braced together by a rigid truss or frame.
