Towing apparatus

Details Towing apparatus Towing apparatus

1995-12-29

1998-06-30

Johnson, Brian L.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

2804791, 280515, 280501, B62D 1300

Patent

active

057722307

ABSTRACT:
A towing arm device comprising an elongated arm with mounting structure at one end of the arm for pivotally attaching the arm to a tractor hitch at the rear of the tractor to enable pivoting of the arm upward and downward about the axis of the tractor hitch. The towing arm device has an eyelet mounting plate for mounting to the bumper of a truck for towing the truck by the tractor. The arm has a hydraulically actuated latch receivable in the eyelet from beneath the eyelet and hydraulically engagable with the eyelet for latching the other end of the towing arm to the eyelet on the bumper of the truck. The towing arm has a hydraulic piston and cylinder for pivoting the tow arm upward to engage the other end of the towing arm with the eyelet from beneath the eyelet for the latching operation whereby the towing arm may connect the tractor to the truck for the tractor to tow the truck.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2459458 (1949-01-01), Schmitz
patent: 2529686 (1950-11-01), Green
patent: 4015855 (1977-04-01), Murray
patent: 4389058 (1983-06-01), Cadwell
patent: 4746138 (1988-05-01), James

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