Hitch assembly for vehicle front tow hook
OwnerDavid J. Wintersinventor
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Abstract
The front hitch assembly clamps onto a tow hook or loop on the front of a truck or towing vehicle. The hitch assembly includes first and second bodies each having a curved, recessed channel formed therein to matingly engage with the hook or loop when the bodies are mounted on opposite sides of the hook or loop, thereby sandwiching the hook or loop in the channels. A tab extends forwardly from one of the bodies for coupling with the towed vehicle. The bodies are secured with a single threaded bolt for quick and easy mounting of the hitch assembly to the tow hook or loop.
Claims20
A method of hitching a trailer to a tow vehicle, comprising:
- sandwiching opposing clamp bodies onto a hook or loop on the tow vehicle;
- then connecting the clamp bodies together to secure the clamp bodies to the hook or loop;
- and then mounting a tongue of the trailer to one of the clamp bodies.
A method of hitching a drive vehicle to a wheeled vehicle, comprising;
- clamping a pair of bodies to a hook or loop on a front portion of the primary vehicle so that a tab on one of the bodies extends forwardly from the hook or loop;
- and
- hitching the wheeled vehicle to the tab, such that the wheeled vehicle is in front of the drive vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.