Towing device for motor vehicles
US4109930A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/48
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a towing device for motor vehicles, preferably passenger cars, having a rear bumper which to a great extent comprises a soft, energy-absorbing portion which is attached to a rigid beam attached to the vehicle. The towing device comprises an upwardly directed portion which is shaped as a ball and connected to the bumper and which, in a storage position, is covered by a removable or slidable portion of the bumper. The ball portion is connected to the bumper beam in such a manner that it can be moved between the storage position in which it at least to a great extent is withdrawn into a storage space in the bumper beam and a towing position completely outside of said storage space, said removable or swingable portion being formed of a portion of the soft portion of the bumper.
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