Towing apparatus

Claim 1

A TOWING SLING COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED, RIGID SPREADER BAR ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED UNDER AND BEHIND THE BUMPER OF A VEHICLE TO BE TOWED AND HAVING MEANS FOR ATTACHING IT TO THE FRAME OF SUCH VEHICLE IN SUCH POSITION, A STIFF TOW BAR CONNECTED TO SAID SPREADER BAR AND EXTENDING THEREFROM FOR PIVOTAL CONNECTION TOA TOWING VEHICLE FOR HOLDING SUCH TOWING VEHICLE SPACED FROM SUCH TOWING VEHICLE, AN ELONGATED, RIGID HEADER BAR HAVING MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO LIFTING MEANS CARRIED BY SUCH TOWING VEHICLE, SPACED PAIRS OF ELONGATED, FLEXIBLE, PARALLEL, SPACED SUSPENSION MEMBERS CONNECTED TO SAID SPREADER BAR AND SAID HEADER BAR AND ADAPTED TO EXTEND IN FRONT OF THE BUMPER OF SUCH TOWED VEHICLE FOR NORMALLY SUPPORTING SUCH TOWED VEHICLE, TUBULAR ELEMENTS, FOR CUSHION MATERIAL ENCASING A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF EACH OF SAID SUSPENSION MEMBERS, AND CUSHION PADS EXTENDING OVER A LESSER PORTION OF THE UPWARDLY DIRECTED SURFACES OF EACH SAID PAIR OF SUSPENSION MEMBERS AND SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TUBULAR ELEMENTS OF EACH SAID PAIR FOR POSITIONING BETWEEN THE LATTER AND THE BUMPER OF SUCH TOWER VEHICLE.