US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Wheel carrier" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,480, issued on July 14.

"Wheel carrier" was invented by Shane Robert Miles (Arundel, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel carrier for a vehicle, including a first component adapted to be secured on or to a vehicle a second component operatively connected to said first component for movement relative thereto from a stowed or upper position to an extended or lowered position and a third component operatively connected to said second component for movement relative thereto from a stowed or upper position to an extended or lowered position, said third component including means for mounting a spare wheel thereto and securing m...