Vehicle tow device for wheeled containers

A vehicle tow device for wheeled containers comprising:

• a hitch insert includes a first hitch side, a second hitch side and a base hitch member;
• an upright member includes a first upright flange, a second upright flange, a base upright member, a horizontal flange extends outward from a top of said base upright member, said hitch insert is secured to said first and second upright flanges;
• at least one support member includes a top flange and a side flange, said side flange extends downward from an edge of said top flange, said at least one support member is pivotally engaged with said horizontal flange;
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• at least two retention members each include a first retention flange and a second retention flange extending from said first retention flange, an engagement flange extends from a top of said second retention flange, said at least two retention members are attached to said side flange, a non-pivoting flange extends from a bottom of said second retention flange, said non-pivoting flange contacts a bottom of said side flange of said at least one support member, wherein said at least two retention members do not pivot relative to said at least one support member.

A vehicle tow device for wheeled containers comprising:

• a hitch insert includes a first hitch side, a second hitch side and a base hitch member;
• an upright member includes a first upright flange, a second upright flange, a base upright member, a horizontal flange extends outward from a top of said base upright member, said hitch insert is secured between said first and second upright flanges;
• at least one support member includes a top flange and a side flange, said side flange extends downward from an edge of said top flange, said at least one support member is pivotally engaged with said horizontal flange;
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• at least two retention members each include a first retention flange and a second retention flange, said second retention flange extending substantially perpendicular from said first retention flange, said first and second retention flanges having a substantially vertical orientation, an engagement flange extends from a top of said second retention flange at an acute angle relative to a vertical plane, said engagement flange extends away from said first retention flange, said at least two retention members are attached to said side flange.