Vehicle tow hook
US10787052B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60D1/565
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tow apparatus includes a front bumper, a housing rigidly attached to the front bumper, and a tow hook slidable in the housing. The housing and the tow hook define a closed chamber, and the closed chamber is filled with a compressible fluid. Sliding the tow hook in the housing in a direction that decreases the volume of the closed chamber compresses the compressible fluid.
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