Tow ball
OwnerAthan Lekkasinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tow ball device adapted to connection to a tow bar of a vehicle having a substantially horizontal surface and a vertical aperture, the tow ball device including a solid ball with a shaft extending to a flange, the flange including an underside surface adapted to abut with the tow bar horizontal surface, and at least two upright, parallel flat surfaces to provide an engagement surface for a gripping tool above the tow bar. The tow ball device further includes a threaded shaft extending downwardly from the flange through said tow bar aperture, and a correspondingly threaded nut adapted for engagement with the threaded shaft below the tow bar when the flange is rotated using the gripping tool.
Claims13
A tow ball device including:
- a solid ball with a shaft extending to a flange along a common longitudinal axis, said flange including at least two upright, parallel flat surfaces to provide an engagement surface for a gripping tool;
- a threaded shaft extending downwardly from the flange along said longitudinal axis;
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- a correspondingly threaded nut adapted for engagement with said threaded shaft.
A tow bar assembly for a vehicle, said tow bar assembly including:
- a tow bar including a substantially horizontal surface and an aperture extending vertically there through;
- a tow ball device including a solid ball with a shaft extending to a flange along a common longitudinal axis, said flange including an underside surface adapted to abut with said tow bar horizontal surface, and at least two upright, parallel flat surfaces to provide an engagement surface for a gripping tool above said tow bar, said tow ball device further including a threaded shaft extending downwardly from the flange along said longitudinal axis adapted for insertion through said tow bar aperture, and a correspondingly threaded nut adapted for engagement with said threaded shaft below said tow bar when said flange is rotated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.