Material or article handling – Traversing hoist type – Tow truck type
Patent
1996-05-14
1998-06-09
Pedder, Dennis H.
Material or article handling
Traversing hoist type
Tow truck type
280402, B60P 312
Patent
active
057624658
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle lifting and towing method and apparatus is provided that retains a vehicle's opposing set of wheels for the purpose of lifting and towing the vehicle. The apparatus is especially suited for attachment to a tow truck. The apparatus comprises a transverse beam with two legs, articulatably mounted to a tow vehicle. A pair of carriage arms are each attached at their base ends with manually hinging pivots to one of the legs of the transverse beam. The carriage arms each have a socket. A pair of retaining arms are provided, each manually receivable into the carriage arm's socket. Either end of the retaining arm can be interchangeably inserted into the socket. Also, the retaining arms include an offset segment. The orientation of the offset segment relative to the transverse beam allows various widths of tires to be retained by the carriage assembly. The free ends of the retaining arms are positioned so that they point away from each other and each of the carriage arms are positioned proximate the inside facing interior surface of each of the retained wheels of the vehicle to be towed. The internal wheel lift mechanism includes loops for a wheel strap that secures the retained wheel of the vehicle to be towed, without routing a strap beneath the retained wheel, thus avoiding damage to the strap during transport of the towed vehicle.
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