Vehicle tire tote structure, and methods of use and manufacture thereof

摘要

Some embodiments are directed to a tire tote for at least one of a tire and a wheel. The tire tote can include a shell configured to surround the tire or wheel. The shell can include a central shell portion having at least one slit and being configured to extend around an annular wall of the at least one of the tire or wheel. The shell can also include a pair of side shell portions attached to the central shell portion, the pair of side shell portions configured to cover opposing faces of the at least one of the tire or wheel. The tire tote can further include a support strap inside the shell extending along a circumferential direction of the central shell portion. The tire tote may include a handle disposed outside the shell and attached to the support strap through the at least one slit.

主权项

1. A tire tote for storing and transporting at least one of a tire and a wheel of a vehicle within an interior thereof, the at least one of the tire and the wheel being separated from the vehicle and having a pair of opposing faces joined by an annular wall, the tire tote comprising:
a shell configured to surround the at least one of the tire and the wheel that includes:
a central shell portion configured to extend around the annular wall of the at least one of the tire and the wheel, the central shell portion having at least one slit; anda pair of side shell portions attached to opposing sides of the central shell portion, the pair of side shell portions configured to cover the pair of opposing faces of the at least one of the tire and the wheel; a support strap disposed inside the shell extending along a circumferential direction of the central shell portion; and a handle disposed outside the shell, the handle being attached to the support strap through the at least one slit in the central shell portion.