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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammed Shenaq, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sudip Bhattacharjee, Novi, MI (US);
Mustafa Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Ray Hari Manala Rethinam, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary towing assembly includes, among other things, a bracket having laterally spaced channels, and a tow loop having laterally spaced arms. Each of the arms is configured to slide within a respective one of the channels from a deployed to a retracted position in response to a load applied to the tow loop. An exemplary method of positioning a tow loop includes, among other things, in response to a load applied to a tow loop, moving the tow loop from a deployed position to a retracted position within a bracket. The method further includes biasing the tow loop away from the retracted position toward a deployed position.