Tow bar having lunette ring head and fishtail-reducing cammed equiangularly-oriented tow bar legs
US7959179B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60D1/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tow bar having a towing hitch member with a pintle hitch and secured to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member secured to a towed vehicle; a head member with a lunette ring releasably connectable to the pintle hitch; first and second tow bar legs with proximal ends pivotally connected to, and extending rearwardly from, the head member; towed connector elements releasably connecting distal ends of the first and second tow bar legs to the towed hitch member; and an equalizer member structured to maintain the first and second tow bar legs at equiangular orientations relative to the head member.
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