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US 6,443,685 B1Granted
Vehicle towing device
AssigneeYuki Numazu
InventorMamoru Maeno
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Abstract
A towing device for a tow truck that employs a contact beam with or without a rotatable bracket so that the tow truck does not have to move to make adjustments when towing a vehicle.
Claims14
A towing device for a tow truck comprising,
- a power source secured to said tow truck;
- said power source engaged to a telescopic beam to permit said telescopic beam to be raised and lowered and to permit said telescopic beam to be extended and collapsed;
- said telescopic beam having a distal end;
- said distal end having a contact beam affixed substantially perpendicular to said telescopic beam, whereby said contact beam is capable of being placed under a vehicle to permit said vehicle to be towed by operation of said towing device;
- a support removably secured to said contact beam;
- said support including a first wire guide;
- said first wire guide attached to a rotatable bracket, whereby said wire guide and said rotatable bracket help guide a towing wire, which is connected to an attachment device for securing a vehicle to be towed, at an angle in relation to said vehicle to be towed.
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A towing device for a tow truck comprising,
- a power source secured to said tow truck;
- said power source engaging a telescopic beam to permit said telescopic beam to be raised and lowered and to permit said telescopic beam to be extended and collapsed;
- said telescopic beam having a distal end;
- said distal end having a removable support;
- and
- said support having a wire guide, said wire guide having a rotatable bracket to allow said towing device to operate a towing wire, which is connected to an attachment device for securing a vehicle to be towed, at an angle in relation to said vehicle.
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A method of using a towing device for a tow truck, said tow truck comprising a power source secured to said tow truck;
- said power source engaged to a telescopic beam to permit said telescopic beam to be raised and lowered and to permit said telescopic beam to be extended and collapsed;
- said telescopic beam having a distal end;
- said distal end having a contact beam affixed substantially perpendicular to said telescopic beam, whereby said contact beam is capable of being placed under a vehicle to permit said vehicle to be towed by operation of said towing device;
- a support removably secured to said contact beam;
- said support including a first wire guide;
- said first wire guide attached to a rotatable bracket, whereby said wire guide and said rotatable bracket help guide a towing wire, which is connected to an attachment device for securing a vehicle to be towed, at an angle in relation to said vehicle to be towed, comprising the following steps:
- positioning the tow truck alongside said vehicle to be towed;
- activating said power source to engage said telescopic beam to be raised, lowered, expanded or collapsed;
- adjusting said rotating bracket to optimally adjust the vehicle towing device for towing said vehicle at an angle in relation to said vehicle;
- and
- connecting said towing wire from the tow truck to said attachment device for securing the vehicle to be towed to the towing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.