Vehicle recovery assembly
AssigneeEka AB
InventorAlan John Puddephatt
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Abstract
The invention disclosed herein relates to a vehicle recovery assembly (10) comprising a movable beam (20) carrying a recovery bar (50), wherein the bar (50) carries at least one spade (61, 62) to enable recovery of a vehicle. The recovery assembly (10) is capable of rescuing incapacitated or upturned vehicles, winching the incapacitated vehicle to partially recover it, followed by towing the partially recovered vehicle until it is fully recovered. The compact size of the vehicle recovery assembly enables it to be attached to small recovery vehicles, thus facilitating vehicle recovery in confined spaces.
Claims22
A vehicle recovery assembly comprising:
- a movable beam carrying a recovery bar,
- wherein the bar carries at least one spade to enable recovery of a vehicle.
A vehicle recovery assembly comprising:
- a beam, a proximal end of which is securable to the carriage of a vehicle;
- and
- a bracket connected to a distal end of the beam via a first pivot enabling rotation of the bracket about a first pivot axis;
- the bracket further connected to a recovery bar via a second pivot enabling rotation of the recovery bar about a second pivot axis.
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A method of recovering a vehicle incorporating:
- applying removable spades to a recovery bar;
- driving the bar towards the ground such that the spades engage the ground;
- applying a winch rope to a vehicle to be recovered;
- and
- recovering the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.