Towing assembly with automatic lock

摘要

A towing bar assembly that may convert from an articulated assembly extracting a vehicle in an inaccessible location to a rigid assembly for safely towing a vehicle on a road and having an automatic locking mechanism for locking the towing assembly in the articulated position.

主权项

1. A towing assembly, comprising:
a) a shaft detachably and pivotally coupled to a joint; and b) an automatic locking mechanism configured to:
hold fixed a specific orientation and alignment of the shaft, relative to the joint, whenever the automatic locking mechanism is engaged; andautomatically engage whenever the specific orientation and alignment of the shaft and the joint, relative one another, is obtained, wherein the joint comprises a socket and the automatic locking mechanism comprises a bolt, the socket configured to receive the bolt when the automatic locking mechanism is engaged.