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US 10,308,086 B2Granted
Movable tow bar assembly
AssigneeTiainen Projects Pty Ltd.
InventorRichard Tiainen
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Abstract
A movable tow-bar assembly comprising: an elongate frame configured to be attached to a vehicle; a towing attachment comprising a sleeve that is shaped to receive a section of the elongate frame and allow translation of the towing attachment along a length of the frame; and a driving arrangement coupled with the towing attachment and the frame for effecting translational movement of the towing attachment along the length of the frame.
Claims19
A movable tow-bar assembly comprising:
- an elongate frame configured to be attached to a tow-bar receiving socket of a vehicle;
- a towing attachment positioned on a sleeve, the sleeve being shaped to receive a section of the elongate frame and allow translation of the towing attachment horizontally along a length of the elongate frame;
- a sliding member positioned in a hollow slot extending along the length of the elongate frame, wherein:
- the sliding member is configured to be removably fastened to the sleeve, and
- the elongate frame defines a central cavity having a first width, measured in a direction extending perpendicular to the length of the elongate frame,
- the hollow slot has a second width, measured in the direction extending perpendicular to the length of the elongate frame,
- the first width is different than the second width, and
- a sidewall of the sliding member abuts a sidewall of the elongate frame defining the hollow slot;
- a driving arrangement coupled with the sleeve and the elongate frame for effecting translational movement of the towing attachment along the length of the elongate frame;
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- a fastening arrangement including one or more fasteners for fastening the sleeve to the sliding member, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises a plurality of bolt holes provided in the sliding member and a plurality of bolts, the plurality of bolt holes extending in a transverse direction relative to the length of the elongate frame for receiving the plurality of bolts therethrough and fastening the sleeve onto the sliding member positioned in the hollow slot.
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