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US 6,644,679 B1Granted
Towing attachment and method
AssigneeBrad A. Warren
InventorBrad A. Warren
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Abstract
A trailer hitch stinger assembly for a towing vehicle, wherein the tow vehicle has a frame, a stinger and a trailer hitch, comprising: a trailer hitch stinger having a hitch, and a retainer wherein the retainer is slidably mounted around the trailer hitch stinger and further comprises a central slot is adapted to engage the trailer hitch stinger, a right slot adapted to receive a first chain from a trailer, and a left slot adapted to receive a second chain from the trailer.
Claims6
A trailer hitch stinger assembly comprising:
- a. a trailer hitch stinger for slidably engaging a tow vehicle having a first section and a second section;
- b. a retainer adapted for mounting around the trailer hitch stinger and abutting against the first section while mounting around the second section, said retainer comprising a central slot adapted to engage the trailer hitch stinger, a left slot adapted to receive a first chain from a trailer, and a right slot adapted to receive a second chain from said trailer, wherein the retainer is adapted for slidably mounting to the trailer hitch stinger in a non-fixed manner;
- c. a hitch member for engaging a trailer hitch receiver.
A tow vehicle with a trailer hitch stinger assembly comprising:
- a. a towing vehicle having a frame;
- b. a trailer hitch stinger for engaging said frame on one end, and having a ball hitch opposite to the one end, and further comprising a first section a second section, wherein said first and second sections define a substantially horizontal plane;
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- c. a retainer adapted for mounting around the trailer hitch stinger and abutting against the first section while mounting around the second section, wherein said retainer comprises a central slot adapted to be attached to the trailer hitch stinger, a right slot adapted to receive a first chain from a trailer, and a left slot adapted to receive a second chain from said trailer, wherein the retainer is slidably and removably mounted to the trailer hitch stinger in a non-fixed manner.
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