A device for absorbing shocks of a liftable and lowerable object such as a spare tire includes a reeling device that contains a hoisting cable, the reeling device rotatably attached to the vehicle chassis, an arresting device that under normal conditions prevents the reeling device from rotating relative to the vehicle chassis but enables the reeling device to rotate relative to the vehicle chassis under crash conditions thereby absorbing significant part of the energy of the shock.

A cable hoist system for a spare tire carrier in a vehicle includes a housing; a drive cable; a reel assembly; and a drive mechanism. A first gear assembly of the drive mechanism includes a control plate member connected to a first gear using at least two frangible connectors. The at least two frangible connectors connecting the control plate member and the first gear provides a frangible connection in the first gear assembly such that, when the first gear assembly is subject to a force exceeding a predetermined value caused by momentum of a spare tire applied through the reel assembly and a second gear of a second gear assembly, the at least two frangible connectors break to allow the first gear to move relative to the control plate member such that the second gear and the reel assembly can rotate to allow for pay out of the drive cable.

A spare tire winch mechanism which performs the steps of lowering the spare tire from its location and locating the flat tire on this location via a rope winding assembly. A worm gear and a threaded drum prevent the rope from winding onto the threaded drum in an overlapping and irregular manner which results in locking of the parts and the damage to the parts due to the application of extreme force during the winding. The spare tire performs free fall movement with its own weight as a result of the tire wrench being activated with a pulling force applied perpendicular to the floor axis and the worm gear disconnects from the drum body, in case one of the tires of the motor vehicle needs to be changed.

A drawer assembly is provided for mounting beneath the bed of a truck and between the truck frame rails. The assembly includes a housing with an extendable and retractable drawer. The drawer may be mounted to the rear bumper of the truck so that the drawer and bumper move together between open and closed positions. Alternatively, the rear bumper, or portion thereof, may be moved out of the way of the drawer, which can then be opened and closed. The drawer can be opened manually, or alternatively, by remote control. The drawer assembly is hidden from view when closed and provides easy access for small objects when opened.

A rolling spare tire storage apparatus for easy access to spare tires includes a tire rack. A plurality of rollers and a plurality of arms are coupled to the tire rack. A plurality of brackets is coupled to the plurality of arms and is configured to selectively engage a tire and secure the tire to the rack body. A pivot mount comprises a pivot bar. A pair of back arms is coupled to the pivot bar. A pair of roller tracks is coupled to the pair of back arms. A pair of hydraulic cylinders is coupled to the pair of roller tracks. Each cylinder has a lock maintaining a compressed position securing the pair of roller tracks horizontally and alternatively releasing each cylinder to an extended position and angling the pair of roller tracks. A release button is in operational communication with the lock of each cylinder.

A rolling spare tire storage apparatus for easy access to spare tires includes a tire rack. A plurality of rollers and a plurality of arms are coupled to the tire rack. A plurality of brackets is coupled to the plurality of arms and is configured to selectively engage a tire and secure the tire to the rack body. A pivot mount comprises a pivot bar. A pair of back arms is coupled to the pivot bar. A pair of roller tracks is coupled to the pair of back arms. A pair of hydraulic cylinders is coupled to the pair of roller tracks. Each cylinder has a lock maintaining a compressed position securing the pair of roller tracks horizontally and alternatively releasing each cylinder to an extended position and angling the pair of roller tracks. A release button is in operational communication with the lock of each cylinder.

A safety Device for electro-electronic driving for the spare tire, externally and, fixed at the bottom of the vehicle, allowing said spare wheel and tire to be moved up and down by electronic command from inside the vehicle, the safety Device is provided with one upper body (1), with one anterior side (4) fixed to one horizontal tube (2) and one vertical tube (14), being said anterior side (4) interlinked to one posterior cover (5) by prisoners (7) with washers (p) in the bores (9) of said posterior cover (5) wherein one micro engine is fixed (15) in the sense that the axis (22) of said micro engine is fitter on the channel (12) of the metallic reel (10), allowing the motion of said metallic reel (10) to both sides, causing one motion tape to spin (16) up and down, hoisting and descending the wheel with the spare tire.

A drawer assembly is provided for mounting beneath the bed of a truck and between the truck frame rails. The assembly includes a housing with an extendable and retractable drawer. The drawer may be mounted to the rear bumper of the truck so that the drawer and bumper move together between open and closed positions. Alternatively, the rear bumper, or portion thereof, may be moved out of the way of the drawer, which can then be opened and closed. The drawer can be opened manually, or alternatively, by remote control. The drawer assembly is hidden from view when closed and provides easy access for small objects when opened.

A device for absorbing shocks of a liftable and lowerable object such as a spare tire includes a reeling device that contains a hoisting cable, the reeling device rotatably attached to the vehicle chassis, an arresting device that under normal conditions prevents the reeling device from rotating relative to the vehicle chassis but enables the reeling device to rotate relative to the vehicle chassis under crash conditions thereby absorbing significant part of the energy of the shock.

A drawer assembly is provided for mounting beneath the bed of a truck and between the truck frame rails. The assembly includes a housing with an extendable and retractable drawer. The drawer is mounted to the rear bumper of the truck. The drawer can be opened manually, or alternatively, by remote control. The drawer assembly is hidden from view when closed and provides easy access for small objects when opened.