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7618228 Heavy duty under lift attachment for vehicle towing  
Lift adaptors for the hook-up and towing of heavy vehicles such as buses, coaches and trucks in a damage-free fashion, avoiding the need for pre-picking. The lift adaptors may be mounted to...
7611159 Method for securing saddlemount to vehicle  
A method for transporting vehicles is disclosed. The method uses inner or outer securing plates, or both, in cooperation with frame rails of a towing vehicle to secure a towing device to the towing...
7556468 Folding wheel retainer for wheel lift system  
A wheel lift system for use with a transporter vehicle is provided. The wheel lift system comprises a boom assembly, a cross bar supported at a distal end of the boom assembly, a first arm...
7547179 Vehicle transport apparatus  
A vehicle transport apparatus and method for attaching vehicles to the transport apparatus are provided. The vehicle transport apparatus preferably includes: a beam providing a kingpin on each a...
7534084 Tow trailer assembly  
A modular tow trailer assembly tows cargo behind a motor vehicle. A base assembly pivotally connects to a fork assembly. A hydraulic lifting cylinder moves the wheels downward relative to the fork...
7527280 Scissor hitch  
A scissor hitch assembly for use with a ground-level loading trailer which allows the ball hitch coupler to remain attached to the towing vehicle while the ground-level loading trailer is in its...
7527278 Method for securing axle to frame for non-self propelled transport  
A method for transporting vehicles is disclosed. The method uses relatively light weight, flexible webbing atop the truck frame in place of hardwood timbers presently used. The advantage is that...
7503577 Backable tow bar adapter, and method  
The invention is a tow bar adapter which is attached to the existing fittings of the commonly used tow bar used to tow a vehicle behind a motor coach and selectively elevate the front end of the...
7494313 Wheel lift that may be rapidly disassembled and converted  
A self-loading wheel lift with automatically powered wheel support members, such as L-arms, for engaging the wheels of a vehicle to be towed. The wheel lift may be rapidly disassembled in the field...
7489098 System for monitoring load and angle for mobile lift device  
A mobile lift device having a load moving device capable of engaging a load is provided. The mobile lift device includes one or more systems for stabilizing the mobile lift device during operation...
7448840 Vehicle traction device  
A vehicle traction device installed on a wrecker to raise wheels of a vehicle to be towed. The vehicle traction device has an arm which is inserted beneath the vehicle to be towed. The arm includes...
7448839 Vehicular towing apparatus using air lift  
A vehicular towing apparatus incorporates an air bag in association with shock absorbers and a tow bar. The air bag may be selectively inflated and deflated, allowing the tow bar to be raised and...
7392975 Vehicle mounted winch assembly with powered sliding cable guide  
Disclosed is a vehicle mounted winch and cable assembly that may include a slide track, a winch, a cable guide and a powering means. Also disclosed is a related method. The slide track may be...
7326022 Tow trailer assembly  
A modular tow trailer assembly tows cargo behind a motor vehicle. A base assembly pivotally connects to a fork assembly. A hydraulic lifting cylinder moves the wheels downward relative to the fork...
7318698 Lift/transporter for small vehicle  
A tow lift apparatus for a towing vehicle includes a pair of vertically aligned and horizontally and fore-to aft oriented receiver hitches fixedly secured to the rear of the towing vehicle; a lift...
7153082 Wheel lift with laterally movable, rotatable swivel arm wheel scoops  
Wheel lift tow device for a tow truck includes a centrally located extendable support beam having a cross bar pivotably attached to it, so that it can be oriented obliquely for towing obliquely...
6942443 Wheel-lift device with tongue for towing vehicles  
A wheel lift hitch device for towing a vehicle, particularly a hitch that is assembled from several components to surround and carry an axle of a vehicle to be towed, in which the device becomes a...
6926300 Attachment for towing vehicle  
A vehicle towing attachment inserted into a lower portion of a vehicle to be towed raises and holds wheels when the vehicle to be towed is towed. The attachment has three prongs for retaining a...
6808194 Pivot linkage for truck recovery unit  
A disabled truck recovery unit is detachably mountable on the back of a standard truck tractor to permit the standard truck tractor to be operable to tow a disabled truck tractor over the highway...
6663132 Remotely controlled electro-hydraulic towing assembly  
A towing assembly is mounted to the rear of a robotic vehicle. The assembly has motors and hydraulic cylinders which are actuated to manipulate a lunette, pintle or other hitching element....
6659540 Vehicle rear body structure  
A rear body structure of a vehicle has a pair of first reinforcement members, second reinforcement members and third reinforcement members. The first members are provided from both edges of the...
6527495 Universal adjustable wrecker body sub-frame and body panel assemblies  
An adjustable body sub-frame assembly that mounts on a truck chassis, and an adjustable body panel assembly that mounts on the body sub-frame assembly. The body sub-frame assembly includes left and...
6524056 Motorcycle loading, unloading, storage apparatus  
An apparatus for easily loading and unloading a motorcycle or similar vehicle onto and from the bed of a utility vehicle such as a pick-up truck which only requires a single operator. The apparatus...
6491490 Method of apparatus for lifting and towing a load  
This invention provides an apparatus and a method of using the apparatus to lift a load, such as one end of a vehicle, to enable movement of the load from one location to another. The apparatus is...
6443685 Vehicle towing device  
A towing device for a tow truck that employs a contact beam with or without a rotatable bracket so that the tow truck does not have to move to make adjustments when towing a vehicle.
6357989 Aircraft-wheel lifting device  
A device and method for lifting an aircraft wheel assembly. The device comprises first and second wheel-engaging supports connectable to a bearing structure and rotatable relative to one another...
6315515 Over-center towing locking mechanism for tow truck wheel lift or the like  
The present invention relates to a wheel grid assembly and vehicle towing apparatus. The wheel grid assembly includes a wheel boom and a pair of lift arms. Each lift arm consists of an extension...
6290449 Vehicle carrier  
A vehicle carrier employs a hydraulicly tiltable "I" beam centered on the rear of a truck type carrier. A first and second wheel carriers are carried by and independently translatable along the "I"...
6281441 Retractable system for electrical harness wire  
A retractable harness system for an electrical wire having a slidable harness wire pulley, an elastic cord pulley, and an elastic cord. The slidable harness wire pulley places a rearward tension on...
6257823 Rider oriented and operator oriented improvements in tow trucks  
An improved tow truck is provided, that includes special accommodations for the former occupants of the stranded vehicle, and ergonomic improvements for the tow truck operator. The tow truck...
6244813 Motorcycle towing device  
A motorcycle towing device including a platform member with a front end for attachment to the trailer hitch of a land vehicle. An upright member is perpendicularly affixed to the rear end of the...
6238171 Method and apparatus for towing a vehicle  
A portable towing apparatus for towing a disabled golf cart. The towing apparatus is preferably mounted onto the rear portion of a golf cart that is to be used in towing the disabled golf cart. The...
6237931 Towbar adapter  
A towbar adapter assembly that attaches to a towbar boom and acts as a link between the towbar boom and a vehicle attachment point. The assembly has a base for attachment to the towbar boom and an...
6231294 Independent wheel-lift having a chassis mounted pivot point  
A combination tilting bed carrier and attached wheel-lift apparatus mounted on a chassis of a towing vehicle. The bed carrier includes a first pivot connected to the chassis and a first motive...
6139250 Wheel lift with laterally movable, rotatable swivel arm wheel scoops  
Wheel lift tow device for a tow truck includes a centrally located extendable support beam having a cross bar pivotably attached to it, so that it can be oriented obliquely for towing obliquely...
6120051 Apparatus for the transportation of trucks  
Two vehicles are transported in tandem by a beam assembly connecting a lead vehicle to a trailing vehicle which is reversed end-for-end. The beam assembly includes an elongated beam which is...
6099232 Device for loading a small vehicle or other load onto a pickup truck  
The invention is a loading and unloading device for transporting small recreational or utility vehicles in a pickup truck. The invention comprises two stationary rails mounted on the bed of a...
6092975 Mobile wrecker incorporating improved rear outrigger support arrangement  
A rear hydraulic outrigger assembly for a rotator or similar mobile wrecker wherein the rear outriggers are constructed and arranged to diverge rearwardly from the outrigger and are capable of...
6089818 Towing lift accessory  
A boom accessory for a tow truck having an underlift hoist includes a frame that is lockable onto the hoist by retraction of a ram of the hoist against the frame, the frame having an upwardly and...
6071065 Safety brake apparatus for a vehicle lifting and towing mechanism  
A safety brake apparatus for a vehicle lifting and towing mechanism is provided that includes a minimum of a single riser plate mounted near the top of the vehicle lift's riser member. The riser...
6036428 System for attaching a towing apparatus to a road tractor  
A new adapter for attaching a wheel lift apparatus to a road tractor for quickly mounting wheel lift apparatus to the road tractor. The inventive device includes a mounting frame having a gooseneck...
6033177 Forklift attachment  
A forklift attachment for attachment to a fifth-wheel hitch assembly of a vehicle for permitting the lifting of loads. The forklift attachment includes a ground engaging support carriage having an...
5988974 Vehicle lifting and towing apparatus  
A vehicle lifting and towing apparatus is provided. The disclosure includes a transverse beam articulatably mountable to a tow vehicle, the transverse beam has the ability to be positioned beneath...
5988664 Apparatus for towing a disabled truck tractor  
A towing apparatus removably attachable to the fifth wheel of a towing vehicle includes a base member having a coupling fixture for the fifth wheel, a forward lifting beam pivotably secured to the...
5984616 Variable pivot towing device  
A towing device, adapted to be mounted to a chassis of a vehicle, features a bi-planar rotation mechanism which allows a telescoping beam to dynamically pivot about two orthogonal axes. The towing...
5984614 Apparatus for retrieving and transporting disabled vehicles  
An improved towing vehicle for retrieving and/or transporting other vehicles such as vintage cars, disabled automobiles, or disabled trucks. The improved towing vehicle combines a rollback bed with...
5951235 Advanced rollback wheel-lift  
An improved wheel-lift apparatus attachable to various types of transport trucks, including rollback trucks for loading and carrying disabled vehicles. The improved wheel-lift apparatus provides a...
5938226 Motorcycle tow hitch  
The present invention related a towing hitch for towing an up-sloped positioned motorcycle at the rear of a motor vehicle having a Class III receiver, the towing hitch comprising an anchoring...
5931321 Crane mechanism  
A crane structure for hoisting, holding and/or towing heavy loads is provided. The crane structure includes a frame, for example a wrecker truck chassis, a boom support assembly, and a pair of...
5909996 Wheel lift head  
A wheel lift head assembly is pivotally mounted adjacent the rear end of a truck frame and is hydraulically operated for raising and lowering one end of a vehicle to be towed behind the truck. The...
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