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US 2010/0072727 A1Published application
Tow rack
OwnerJerome J. Gilels, William H. Leeinventors
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Abstract
A tow rack comprises a tongue releasably couplable to a towing vehicle and a beam assembly having a cradle for securing therein a tire of a towed vehicle. The beam assembly is couplable to the tongue and horizontally pivotable relative to the tongue. The beam assembly also comprises an anti-pivot mechanism to selectively prevent horizontal pivoting of the beam assembly relative to the tongue.
Claims18
A tow rack, comprising:
- a tongue releasably couplable to a towing vehicle;
- a beam assembly having a cradle for securing therein a tire of a towed vehicle, the beam assembly couplable to the tongue and horizontally pivotable relative to the tongue, and wherein the beam assembly comprises an anti-pivot mechanism to selectively prevent horizontal pivoting of the beam assembly relative to the tongue.
A tow rack, comprising:
- means for supporting a tire of a towed vehicle;
- means for selectively securing the supporting means to a towing vehicle;
- means for pivotally coupling the supporting means to the securing means in a horizontal direction;
- and
- means for selectively preventing pivotal movement of the supporting means relative to the coupling means.
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A tow rack, comprising:
- a beam assembly having a cradle for receiving a tire of a towed vehicle therein;
- a tongue for selectively coupling the beam assembly to a towing vehicle, the beam assembly pivotally couplable to the tongue in a horizontal direction;
- and
- a ramp couplable to the beam assembly to facilitate rolling of the tire onto the beam assembly, the ramp removable from the beam assembly after positioning of the tire in the cradle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.