Side puller accessory frame for a car carrier and for a tow truck
AssigneeRimco, Inc.
InventorsCharles Ceccarelli, Steven Delaplain, Aaron Martin
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Abstract
A side puller accessory frame for a tow truck having a cab and a truck frame mounts to the truck frame behind the cab. The accessory frame preferably includes two stiff legs, a wire rope winch mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the truck that provides pulling force via a removable pivotable center sheave that directs the pulling force to sides or the rear of the truck as desired. The accessory frame may include a removable pivotable side sheave that may mount in a side sheave mounting tube. The side puller accessory frame makes a conventional car carrier with a roll back bed a recovery truck.
Claims12
1-17. (canceled)
A side puller mounted on a recovery vehicle having a vehicle frame, comprising:
- an accessory frame oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of the recovery vehicle, the accessory frame connected to the vehicle frame;
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- a winch whose cable is carried by the accessory frame, the cable capable of being oriented in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the recovery vehicle so as to facilitate recovery of a disabled vehicle located in a remote direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the recovery vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.