ASSEMBLIES FOR TOWING

摘要

An assembly for towing vehicles has a tow hook with an angularly adjustable hook member connected to a shank, the hook member used to secure a towing strap and the shank connected to a vehicular tow hitch. The shank includes two opposing side walls with co-axial openings and a connector wall connecting the opposing side walls and forming a channel therebetween for receiving a tow mount flange which has an opening co-axial with the side wall openings when received. In another embodiment, a tube bumper clamp has opposing clamping members with semi-cylindrical cutouts for receiving a tube bumper when connected. One of the clamping members includes a radially extending flange with an axial opening connectible to a tow hook or a D-ring shackle when the flange is received by the tow hook or D-ring shackle and positioned such that the tow hook or D-ring openings are co-axial to the flange openings. The hook member pivots about a pin for angular adjustment.

主权项

1. A tow assembly for connection to a tow hitch associated with a vehicle bumper or bumper tab, the tow assembly comprising:
a tow hook including an arcuate hooking member including a neck and a hook; and a shank member connected to the arcuate hooking member for joinder to the tow hitch, the shank member having a C-shaped cross section, opposing first and second side walls and a front wall, the neck of the hooking member extending from the front wall, the first side wall including a first side wall opening extending therethrough and the second side wall including a second side wall opening extending therethrough, the first and second side wall openings in vertical alignment and coaxial with a hitch mount opening when the hitch is joined to the shank member in a pivoting manner.