Tow bar for aircraft

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1980-02-12

1981-05-26

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

180 14C, 244 50, 280491A, 280482, B60D 114, B64C 300

Patent

active

042694299

ABSTRACT:
A tow bar for aircraft having a telescoping collapsible tongue connected to a yoke having right and left arms rearwardly extending to right and left aircraft engaging units for engaging opposite sides of an aircraft steerable nose-wheel assembly in which one of the arms pivots with respect to a shoulder portion of the yoke so as to swing out to one side to release an aircraft, a holding assembly for holding the swinging arm rigidly in towing position comprising a pin removably positionable in an opening in the shoulder and swinging arm, the arms and shoulders being economically fabricatable primarily from inexpensive mass-produced members welded together.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2833563 (1958-05-01), Pruitt
patent: 2944837 (1960-07-01), Fotheringham
patent: 3132886 (1964-05-01), Meaks
patent: 3895828 (1975-07-01), Bitantis
patent: 3995878 (1976-12-01), Geraci et al.

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