A vehicle recovery hitch attachment device (100, 100′, 100″) includes a closed link (110) having opposed first and second radiused ends (112, 114) joined by a pair of side members (116), and a pair of eyelet members (122) respectively extending from the pair of side members (116). Each of the pair of eyelet members (122) has an opening (126) formed therethrough aligned one with the other. The first radiused end (112) is fitted over a vehicle hitch tow ball (14) and secured thereat by insertion of a locking pin (130) through the pair of openings (126) in the pair of eyelet members (122) to engage a neck portion (16) of a hitch ball (14) for subsequent coupling of the closed link to recovery equipment (30, 32). A coupling link (140) may be included and coupled to the second radiused end (114) of the closed link (110) for coupling to the recovery equipment (30, 32) or alternately inserted into a hitch receiver tube opening (22) and releasably secured therein by the locking pin (130).
Vehicle recovery hitch attachment device
2017-08-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS |