Movable tow hook assemblies and vehicles including same

Abstract

A tow hook assembly including a housing including a front wall and a rear end opposite the front wall, a front aperture formed in the front wall, a tow hook at least partially extending through the front aperture of the housing, the tow hook movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the housing, a groove formed in one of the housing and the tow hook, the groove including a front end and a rear end opposite the front end, and a rib formed on the other of the housing and the tow hook, the rib received within the groove, wherein, when the tow hook is in the extended position, the rib abuts against the front end of the groove, wherein, when the tow hook is in the retracted position, the rib abuts against the rear end of the groove.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.