Apparatus for retrieving and transporting disabled vehicles

Details Apparatus for retrieving and transporting disabled vehicles Apparatus for retrieving and transporting disabled vehicles

1997-04-10

1999-11-16

Gordon, Stephen T.

Material or article handling

Self-loading or unloading vehicles

Separable load rack

414546, 414555, 414547, 414563, 280402, B60P 312

Patent

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059846143

ABSTRACT:
An improved towing vehicle for retrieving and/or transporting other vehicles such as vintage cars, disabled automobiles, or disabled trucks. The improved towing vehicle combines a rollback bed with a rear-mounted recovery boom that serves as both a conventional recovery boom and a wheel lift assembly. The improved wrecker truck of the present invention can thus transport two and possibly three vehicles at a time. The present invention also includes an improved rear-mounted multi-function recovery boom having a pivoting extension that greatly expands the towing vehicle's recovery and retrieval capabilities. Finally, the present invention includes a rollback bed that can be manipulated to a plurality of load positions, including a raised platform position in which the bed is raised to an elevated position over the towing vehicle.

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