Combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch

Details Combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch Combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch

1996-05-16

1997-06-10

Pedder, Dennis H.

Vehicle fenders

Buffer or bumper type

With grille or radiator guard

293117, 2804792, B60R 1952

Patent

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056368852

ABSTRACT:
A combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch adapted to be coupled to the end of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a frame having a central segment formed as a tow hitch and two side segments, each side segment being formed in a planar generally rectangular configuration and including a generally rectangular shaped support shaft, each support shaft including a rearwardly and inwardly extending mounting bracket to permit coupling to a vehicle, each side segment including a locking device affixed thereto; and the central segment of the frame being formed as a tow hitch having a planar upper region and at least two downwardly extending legs, a lower extent of each leg being rotatably coupled to the support brackets of the frame, the upper extent of the tow hitch having a locking assembly to permit coupling with various types of hitch devices, the tow hitch being positioned in a locked vertical orientation with the apparatus being utilized as a brush guard, the tow hitch being positioned in a horizontal orientation when utilizing the apparatus as a towing device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2699964 (1955-01-01), Hartung
patent: 2880016 (1959-03-01), Peterson
patent: 3281162 (1966-10-01), Carson
patent: 3287027 (1966-11-01), Schuckman
patent: 3384391 (1968-05-01), Batke
patent: 5067760 (1991-11-01), Moore et al.

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