Lockable cover for a wheel fixing on a vehicle

Abstract

A lockable cover 20 is provided for a wheel assembly, particularly a spare wheel assembly having a wheel 16, a non-rotatably mounted wheel support 18 mounted on a vehicle, and a mounting feature 48 enabling wheel 16 to be mounted on wheel support 18. Lockable cover 20 comprises a cover member including a cover portion configured to engage with a front-facing surface of the wheel assembly and to cover at least mounting feature 48 to prevent access thereto, a shaft 62 receivable through an opening of the wheel assembly, typically a central axis, and at least one movable locking member 90 which, when locked, engages with a rear-facing locking surface of the wheel assembly to prevent removal of shaft 68 from the opening. A wheel assembly and a vehicle are also provided.

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