Patents
US 9004522 B1: Pivoting tow hook
- Granted
- 2015-04-14
- Filed
- 2014-09-11 application 14483665
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed is a tow adapter for coupling a device to be towed to a towing vehicle. The tow adapter includes a bracket adapted to be attached to the towing vehicle, a loop suitable to support a tether to enable the towing vehicle to tow the device to be towed, the loop having first and second ends operably mounted to the bracket, a hook operably mounted to the bracket and positioned central of the loop such that at least part of a curved portion of the hook is disposed within the loop, the hook and the loop being pivotable relative to the bracket about a pivot operably attached to the bracket. The tether may be threaded through the loop and attached to the hook to enable the towing vehicle to tow the device to be towed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150414.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Bent-Bolt Company 4 patents | US company or organization | Logan, OH | AMANDA BENT BOLT CO State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hood | Logan, OH | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Gruschow | Northville, MI | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wes Holmes | Mesa, AZ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60D | Vehicle connections | B60D1/187 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49904 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GRUSCHOW, ROBERT signed 2014-09-26 HOOD, MICHAEL signed 2015-01-12 HOLMES, WES signed 2015-01-13 | AMANDA BENT-BOLT COMPANY LOGAN, OH | 34893/903 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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