Material or article handling – Traversing hoist type – Tow truck type
Patent
1988-04-19
1989-08-22
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Traversing hoist type
Tow truck type
280402, 414430, B60P 312
Patent
active
048591343
ABSTRACT:
Wheel lift towing apparatus has tire support cradles including front and rear support members for respectively engaging the front and rear surface portions of the vehicle tire. The front support member includes a fixed ramp for engaging a lower front surface portion of the tire and a moveable ramp in the form of a pivotable plate disposed above the fixed ramp to provide an extension thereof for engaging an additional front surface portion of the tire above the surface engaged by the fixed ramp. The pivotable plate may be rotated downwardly to a stow or inoperative position, and in such position permits the cradle to enter beneath the front of a low ground clearance vehicle to be towed. Once under the front of the vehicle and adjacent the front tire it may be rotated to the operative position and a support member pivotably journalled to the opposite surface of the plate may be positioned against stop members to hold the plate at an upstanding inclination in the operative position. When the plate is moved to the stow position the support member is lifted above the stop members to permit the plate to be folded downwardly onto the top of the cradle housing with the support member draped downwardly out of the way.
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Bucci David A.
Holmes International Inc.
Ruderman Alan
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