Spare tire attaching and mounting device

Claim 1

FOR MOUNTING A SPARE TIRE DEFINED BY A VEHICLE WHEEL WITH A TIRE THEREON IN A POSITION ALONGSIDE AND UPSTANDING BODY PORTION OF A VEHICLE AND RESTING ON A TRANSVERSE SUPPORTING SURFACE WHEREIN THE BODY PORTION INCLUDED A LIP TURNED TO PROJECT AWAY FROM THE PLANE OF THE ADJACENT SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE, AN ATTACHING DEVICE FOR HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE SNUGLY IN PLACE AGAINST THE BODY PORTION, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED STAFF, A HEAD PORTION THEREON DISPOSED AND FORMED TO REST UNATTACHED AGAINST THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LIP AND DISPOSED THE STAFF TO DEPEND DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM ALONGSIDE THE SPARE TIRE, THE LOWER END OF SAID STAFF TERMINATING CLEAR OF THE TRANSVERSE SUPPORTING SURFACE AND ADAPTED TO BE ENGAGED BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE SPARE TIRE AND THE BODY PORTION WITH THE PLANE OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE TILTED AT AN ANGLE TO THE SUPPORTING SURFACE, THE POINT OF SUPPORT THEREON BEING DISPOSED ON THAT PORTION OF AN ARC STRUCK GENERALLY FROM THE HEAD OF THE STAFF AND CURVING DOWNWARDLJY AND AWAY FROM THE BODY PORTION TO INTERSECT THE SUPPORTING SURFACE, AND MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE STAFF INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF TO ENGAGE THE WHEEL AND DRAW SAME TOWARD THE STAFF TO PRESS THE SPARE TIRE AGAINST THE BODY POIRTION ABOVE SAID MEANS AND THE STAFF BELOW SAID MEANS.