Tow bar for vehicles

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1978-07-20

1980-03-25

Pekar, John A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

280491B, B60P 306, B62D 5304

Patent

active

041947550

ABSTRACT:
A self storing tow bar which is connectable to a front wheel drive vehicle for maintaining the front wheels of the vehicle in an elevated position above a roadway while the vehicle is being towed behind another vehicle to minimize wear on the universal joints and transmission of the towed vehicle. The tow bar comprises a tongue portion having an upwardly inclined tongue extension connector secured to the front end thereof and a suspension support beam secured to the opposite end thereof. The tongue extension connector is adapted to receive an adjustable tongue extension piece. The tongue extension piece comprises a clevis to pivotally secure the extension bar to a trailer coupling secured to the outer end thereof which is connectable to a conventional coupling hitch ball on a trailer hitch. The extension bar is movable from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position on the vehicle such that the hitch may be stored in an out of the way position without removing it from the vehicle. The suspension support beam has suspension support pins moveably secured to opposite ends thereof adapted to be actuated to engage the front wheel suspension mechanism of a vehicle for maintaining the front wheels of the vehicle elevated above the roadway while the vehicle is being towed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2823930 (1958-02-01), Cooper
patent: 2830829 (1958-04-01), Gensinger
patent: 2880016 (1959-03-01), Peterson

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