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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

George Dewitt, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Jeremiah T. Hammer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/56 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/56 (2013.01); B60D 1/243 (2013.01); B60R 19/48 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tow hook assembly including a crush box and a tow hook. The crush box includes a support section having a first end and an opposite second end, the tubular support section extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a connector section provided at the first end of the tubular support section, the connector section including a face plate extending in a vehicle vertical direction perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper plate extending from an upper end of the face plate in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The tow hook includes a body having a first portion provided on an upper surface of the upper plate and extending parallel to the upper plate, and an attachment member extending at an oblique angle from the first portion.


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Dewitt, George. (2026). Tow hook assemblies and vehicles including same (U.S. Patent No. 12629973). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12629973

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