Tow bar constituting a part of a hitch assembly adapted for securement to a vehicle frame

Claim 1

A tow bar, which constitutes a part of a hitch assembly and which is adapted for securement to the frame of a vehicle, comprising an elongated support member adapted to extend longitudinally of and under said vehicle substantially centered between the sides thereof, said support member having front and rear ends, said rear support member end adapted to be located adjacent the rear bumper of said vehicle, a connector bracket means carried at the front end of said support member, said connector bracket means including an inverted U-shaped channel portion and a gusset portion, said channel portion positioned transversely across the front end of said support member with said gusset member being secured to said support member and extending between said channel portion and support member, a first pair of arm members, said first pair of arm members fitting within said channel portion, means securing said first pair of arm members to said bracket means at said channel portion, said first pair of arm members projecting laterally outwardly in opposite directions from said support member and being adapted to extend transversely of said vehicle frame, a second pair of arm members secured to said support member between said front and rear ends thereof, said second pair of arm members projecting laterally outwardly in opposite directions from said support member and being adapted to extend transversely of said vehicle frame, means at the free ends of each arm member for securing each pair of arm members to opposite parts of said vehicle frame, and said support member defining means for carrying a coupling part of said hitch assembly.