Improved towing apparatus

A towing apparatus for releasable securement between an object-to-be-towed and a towing vehicle, which comprises:

• a) a hitch connection means;
• b) an elongated, fiberglass draft member having a first end and a second end;
• the hitch connection means secured to the first end of the fiberglass draft member;
• c) an adjustable torque engaging member secured to the second end of the fiberglass draft member;
• d) a breakaway sleeve secured to the fiberglass draft member in proximity to the torque engaging member;
• e) a breakaway support means having upper and lower bracing bars pivotally secured at the second end to the breakaway sleeve above and below the fiberglass draft member for arcuate positioning of the fiberglass draft member in relation to the breakaway support means;
• the breakaway support means further having limit stops to restrict the arcuate movement of the fiberglass draft member in relation to the breakaway support means;
• f) an expandable yoke support means having a fixed yoke and a movable yoke;
• the fixed yoke having a fixed base secured to the upper and lower bracing bars and a fixed arm extending substantially perpendicular to the fixed base;
• the movable yoke having a movable base adjustably positioned to selectively extend and retract the movable yoke in relation to the fixed yoke;
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• h) a first engaging means secured to the fixed yoke, and a second engaging means secured to the movable yoke in opposing axial alignment with the first engaging means.

A towing apparatus for releasable securement between an object-to-be-towed and a towing vehicle, which comprises:

• a) a hitch connection means for releasable securement to the towing vehicle;
• b) an elongated, resiliently bendable draft member having first and second ends, the first end secured to the hitch connection means;
• and the second end secured to a housing of an adjustable torque engaging means, an upper spherical ball assembly and a lower spherical ball assembly, with the upper and lower spherical ball assemblies adjustably secured within the housing of the torque engaging means;
• c) a breakaway sleeve secured to the resiliently bendable member in proximity to the adjustable torque engaging means;
• d) a breakaway support member having upper and lower bracing bars, with one end of the upper and lower bracing bars pivotally secured to the breakaway sleeve;
• e) an expandable yoke means having a first fixed member perpendicular to a fixed arm, and a second movable member perpendicular to a movable arm, the second movable member slidably received within the first fixed member, and adjustably positioned by rotation of a handle extending through the first fixed member to threadably bias a bushing secured to the movable member to adjustably position the expandable yoke means by rotation of the handle;
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• f) a towed vehicle engaging means, with a first engaging means secured substantially perpendicular the fixed arm of the expandable yoke means, and a second engaging means secured to the movable arm of the movable yoke means, in opposing axial alignment with the first engaging means.