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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Strattec Security Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Scott M. Town, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kyle R. Boyea, Sussex, WI (US);
Assignee:
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/02 (2006.01); B60D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/025 (2013.01); B60D 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lockable tow device for a vehicle includes a main portion defining a hook or shackle and a connector portion extending from the main portion and forming a receptacle. A pin is received in the receptacle, the pin forming a wrist joint of the tow device. An integral lock has a locked position that prevents removal of the pin and an unlocked position that enables removal of the pin, and can be spaced from the pin.