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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Skylar Watson, Williamston, MI (US);
Jeremiah Hammer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
George Dewitt, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
William Castleman, Canton, MI (US);
Todd Muck, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Richard T. Starks, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A tow hook assembly includes a tow hook body, a support bracket, and a disengagement bracket. The tow hook body includes a leading end, an opposite rear end, and an angled portion sloping downwardly in a direction opposite the leading end. A rear open-ended hole is formed in the rear end. A front open-ended hole is formed in the support bracket. A front fastener extends through the front open-ended hole formed in the support bracket to removably couple the tow hook body to the support bracket, and engagement member received within the rear open-ended hole formed in the tow hook body to removably couple the disengagement bracket to the tow hook body.