Material or article handling – Traversing hoist type – Tow truck type
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Lillis, Eileen D. (Department: 3652)
Material or article handling
Traversing hoist type
Tow truck type
C414S648000, C280S502000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06942443
ABSTRACT:
A wheel lift hitch device for towing a vehicle, particularly a hitch that is assembled from several components to surround and carry an axle of a vehicle to be towed, in which the device becomes a rigid appendage to that vehicle. The appendage serves as a tongue to hitch vehicle to a tow truck with both horizontal and vertical axes at the hitch of the tow truck.
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Fox Charles A.
Lillis Eileen D.
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