Material or article handling – Traversing hoist type – Tow truck type
Patent
1995-07-11
1997-10-07
Merritt, Karen B.
Material or article handling
Traversing hoist type
Tow truck type
414462, 414537, 280402, 410 19, B60P 306
Patent
active
056740441
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for towing motorcycles behind a vehicle. The apparatus includes a frame with a front stop plate, a bottom plate, first and second guide members extending downwardly from the left and right sides of the front stop plate to the respective sides of the bottom plate, and an attachment bar on the forward side of the front stop plate. The attachment bar is preferably in the form of an insert to a tubular type trailer hitch mount and is adapted to be fixedly secured therein. An adjustable wheel clamp with first and second prongs extends rearwardly from the front stop. The wheel clamp is adjustable from a first width W.sub.1 between the first and second prongs to a second width W.sub.2 between such prongs, to accommodate wheels of different width. The prongs further include a plurality of slots which are adapted for passage therethrough of releasably securable fasteners therethough, so that wheels of different widths may be firmly secured for towing. Also, a footplate is secured to the bottomplate and is adjustable rearwardly and forwardly in order to securely accommodate motorcycle wheels of different diameters.
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Goodloe, Jr. R. Reams
Gordon Stephen
Merritt Karen B.
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