Rollback wrecker vehicle positioning device
OwnerCarnel C. Duvallinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle positioning device that installs onto the side of the frame of a rollback wrecker vehicle and is capable of pulling a wrecked vehicle onto the shoulder of a roadway so that the wrecked vehicle is aligned parallel with the roadway, i.e. the desired position to be safely loaded onto the rollback wrecker vehicle. The device is provided with retractable stabilizing arms capable of stabilizing the rollback wrecker vehicle and with a winch and attached cable for pulling a wrecked vehicle in a direction approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rollback wrecker vehicle. The arms and winch are hydraulically controlled by tapping into the hydraulic system provided on the rollback wrecker vehicle.
Claims11
A combination vehicle positioning device and rollback wrecker vehicle for moving and positioning disabled vehicles into desired loading position comprising:
- a wrecker vehicle having a spring supported chassis and a rollback wrecker bed mounted on said chassis,
- means for attaching a stabilizing system and winching apparatus to a side frame of said wrecker vehicle,
- said stabilizing system having means for stabilizing said wrecker vehicle from horizontal and vertical movement while using the side winching apparatus, said stabilizing system retractable when not in use, and
- the winching apparatus attached to the side frame of said wrecker vehicle provided with cable and hook for moving disabled vehicles sideways into parallel position on a roadway shoulder for safe and convenient loading.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.