Tow hitch assembly for wheeled vehicles
OwnerVincent E. Ficchi, Andrew C. Clareyinventors
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Abstract
A tow hitch assembly for interconnecting two or more wheeled vehicles, such as railbikes, each vehicle having a frame, a front bumper and a rear bumper. The tow hitch assembly includes a linking member and a pair of cross members centrally and transversely attached to opposing ends of the linking member. Each cross member has a top wall, a front wall and a rear wall defining an open-ended lower channel configured to be fitted directly over one of the front and rear bumpers of one of the two or more wheeled vehicles. The linking member includes opposing end openings configured to engage a projecting pin of a corresponding cross member. Using a plurality of tow hitch assemblies, a plurality of wheeled vehicles can be moved between locations.
Claims10
A tow hitch assembly for interconnecting two or more wheeled vehicles, each wheeled vehicle having a frame including a front bumper and a rear bumper, the tow hitch assembly comprising:
- a pair of cross members centrally and transversely attachable to opposing ends of a linking member, each cross member having a top wall, a front wall and a rear wall defining an open-ended lower channel configured to be fitted directly over one of the front and rear bumpers of one of the two or more vehicles;
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- the linking member disposed between and coupling the pair of cross members.
A method for towing two or more wheeled vehicles, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching a first cross member over one of the front and rear bumpers of one of the two or more wheeled vehicles;
- attaching a second cross member over the other of the front and rear bumpers of an adjacent wheeled vehicle;
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- securing a linking member to the first and second cross members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.