Assemblies for towing

A tow assembly for connection to a tow hitch associated with a vehicle bumper or bumper tab, the tow assembly comprising:

• a tow hook including an arcuate hooking member including a neck and a hook having a curvature disposed within a plane;
• and
• a shank member integrally connected to the arcuate hooking member for joinder to the tow hitch, the shank member having a C-shaped cross section, with opposing first and second hexagonal side walls and a rectangular front wall serving as a connector wall between the hexagonal side walls, the neck of the hooking member extending from the front wall, the first hexagonal side wall including a first side wall opening extending therethrough and the second hexagonal side wall including a second side wall opening extending therethrough, the first and second side wall openings in vertical alignment and coaxial with a hitch mount opening and a pivot axis when the hitch is joined to the shank member in a pivoting manner, wherein the plane of curvature of the hook is transverse to the pivot axis;
• wherein the tow hook includes a gusset having a top surface extending tangentially from the hook toward the rectangular connector wall of the shank portion and extending in between the first and second hexagonal side walls and a front surface in a manner extending downwardly from the top surface toward the shank portion but not past the side wall openings.