Front Tow Extended Saddle
AssigneeATC Transportation LLC
InventorDonald W. Schuettenberg
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Abstract
A front tow extended saddle configured for mounting a vehicle to a towing vehicle and a method of towing a vehicle using the front tow extended saddle are provided. The front tow extended saddle includes front, middle, and rear portions, with the front and rear portions extending along different planes. A protective cover extends along the front tow extended saddle and is supported above the wheels of the towing vehicle.
Claims20
A front tow saddle to secure a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle, the front tow saddle comprising:
- a front portion configured to engage with the towing vehicle;
- a rear portion configured to engage with the towed vehicle;
- a middle portion rigidly coupled to each of the front portion and the rear portion;
- a tow pin stand coupled to the middle portion, the tow pin stand comprising a plurality of vertically spaced apertures;
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- a tow pin unit coupled to the towed vehicle and to the tow pin stand via at least one of the plurality of vertically spaced apertures, the tow pin unit configured to couple to the tow pin stand at a plurality of heights with respect to the towed vehicle.
A front tow saddle to secure a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle, the front tow saddle comprising:
- a front portion that engages with the towing vehicle;
- a rear portion that engages with the towed vehicle;
- a middle portion that extends from a rear end of the front portion at a first non-zero degree angle and further extends from a front end of the rear portion at a second non-zero degree angle, the middle portion and the front portion being secured together at least in part by a securing component defining three circular openings that are axially parallel with each other.
A method of towing a towed vehicle using a towing vehicle comprising:
- providing a front tow saddle comprising a forward portion, a middle portion, and a rear portion, the forward portion and the rear portion each having a front end, a back end, a first side and a second side, the middle portion connected at a first end to the back end of the forward portion and connected at a second end to the front end of the rear portion;
- connecting the front tow saddle to a towing attachment located on the towing vehicle;
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- positioning a first protective cover along at least a portion of the forward portion of the front tow saddle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.