Vehicle, particularly motor driven utility vehicle

Claim 1

A vehicle of the type having a motor driven vehicle unit and a wheeled auxiliary hook-up unit coupled thereto, comprising: (a) towing coupling means pivotally connected at a first end to said auxiliary unit for enabling towing of said auxiliary unit. (b) hook-up coupling means for securing a second, opposite, end of said towing coupling means to said vehicle unit and forming a pivotal interconnection therebetween. (c) tightening fixture means mounted to said vehicle unit for displacing the towing coupling means, when it is secured to said hook-up coupling means, between a first position wherein said hook-up unit is towable behind said vehicle unit in an articulated manner and a second position wherein said hook-up unit is drawn adjacent said vehicle unit and is towable rigidly coupled to said vehicle unit. (d) centering means for centering said vehicle unit relative to said auxiliary hook-up unit and including a centering member mounted in association with each of said units in surrounding relationship to said towing coupling means, said centering means being operable to guide said towing coupling means into a position within said tightening fixture means wherein it is securable to said hook-up coupling means, and (e) locking means for fixedly securing said auxiliary unit to said vehicle unit, when said hook-up unit is drawn adjacent said vehicle.