Material or article handling – Traversing hoist type – Tow truck type
Patent
1985-08-12
1987-06-02
Valenza, Joseph E.
Material or article handling
Traversing hoist type
Tow truck type
180198, 280402, B60P 312
Patent
active
046699465
ABSTRACT:
A tow basket for use in towing a vehicle. The wheels of the vehicle to be towed are lifted onto the tow basket as the basket approaches and contacts the vehicle wheels. In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle wheel is lifted by a conveyor belt onto a first roller and thus carried upwards and into the tow basket, the first roller being operatively connected to the supporting wheels of the tow basket, and the belt being superposed around and upon a plurality of rollers including the first roller. As the vehicle is lifted, a pivoting structure within the tow basket pivots with the shifting weight of the vehicle from an initial position to a final position where the wheel is securely retained. In an alternative embodiment, a novel connection is provided between the tow truck boom and a cross bar having a tow basket slidably mounted on either end; the connection provides for some degree of lateral movement during loading and unloading so that the vehicle may be loaded from or unloaded onto an uneven surface. The tow basket may be put to other uses as well, e.g. as a dolly or on a car carrier.
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Millman Stuart J.
Valenza Joseph E.
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