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US3285443A
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Towing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-09-09
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1984-09-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard J Gaumont
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:12
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/12; B60P3/125; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S294/00; Y10S294/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
IN A DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE LIFT MECHANISM OF A TOW TRUCK, A SUPPORT UNIT CONNECTED TO SAID TOW TRUCK FOR PIVOTAL MOTION ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AXIS AND ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, A CRADLE UNIT CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT UNIT, SAID CRADLE UNIT INCLUDING A PAIR OF ARM MEANS, PIVOT SUPPORT MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID ARM MEANS, AND MEAND FOR ATTACHING EACH OF SAID CRADLE ARM MEANS TO SAID PIVOT SUPPORT MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOTION ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS EACH OF SAID PIVOT SUPPORT MEANS BEING MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT UNIT FOR PIVOTAL MOTION ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, PULL MEANS FOR LIFTING SAID ARM MEANS VERTICALLY, THE CENTER PORTION OF SAID PULL MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID LIFT MECHANISM, THE ENDS OF SAID PULL MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID VEHICLE TO BE TOWED, SAID PULL MEANS RUNNING ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LONGITUDINAL EXTENT OF BOTH OF SAID ARM MEANS, AND MEANS FOR SLIDABLY HOLDING SAID PULL MEANS TO SAID ARM MEANS FOR MOTION ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXES THEREOF AND OTHERWISE CONSTRAINED RELATIVE TO SAID ARM MEANS ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LONGITUDINAL EXTENT THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
IN A DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE LIFT MECHANISM OF A TOW TRUCK, A SUPPORT UNIT CONNECTED TO SAID TOW TRUCK FOR PIVOTAL MOTION ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AXIS AND ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, A CRADLE UNIT CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT UNIT, SAID CRADLE UNIT INCLUDING A PAIR OF ARM MEANS, PIVOT SUPPORT MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID ARM MEANS, AND MEAND FOR ATTACHING EACH OF SAID CRADLE ARM MEANS TO SAID PIVOT SUPPORT MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOTION ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS EACH OF SAID PIVOT SUPPORT MEANS BEING MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT UNIT FOR PIVOTAL MOTION ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, PULL MEANS FOR LIFTING SAID ARM MEANS VERTICALLY, THE CENTER PORTION OF SAID PULL MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID LIFT MECHANISM, THE ENDS OF SAID PULL MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID VEHICLE TO BE TOWED, SAID PULL MEANS RUNNING ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LONGITUDINAL EXTENT OF BOTH OF SAID ARM MEANS, AND MEANS FOR SLIDABLY HOLDING SAID PULL MEANS TO SAID ARM MEANS FOR MOTION ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXES THEREOF AND OTHERWISE CONSTRAINED RELATIVE TO SAID ARM MEANS ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LONGITUDINAL EXTENT THEREOF.
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