Assemblies for towing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9868326
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13967960

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An assembly for towing vehicles has a tow hook with an angularly adjustable hook member connected to a shank, the hook member used to secure a towing strap and the shank connected to a vehicular tow hitch. The shank includes two opposing side walls with co-axial openings and a connector wall connecting the opposing side walls and forming a channel therebetween for receiving a tow mount flange which has an opening co-axial with the side wall openings. In another embodiment, a tube bumper clamp has opposing clamping members with semi-cylindrical cutouts for receiving a tube bumper. One of the clamping members includes a radially extending flange with an axial opening connectible to a tow hook or a D-ring shackle and positioned such that the tow hook or D-ring openings are co-axial to the flange openings. The hook member pivots about a pin for angular adjustment.

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MONSTER HOOKS INC1077 WALLACE DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95120

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Najarro, Marco A San Jose, US 7 64

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