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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2024
Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik Gmbh & CO KG, Graz, AT;
Alexander Rabofsky, Graz, AT;
Ales Horvat, Ptuj, SI;
Hans-Peter Kuttner, Lieboch, AT;
Silke Ortner, Gratwein-Strassengel, AT;
MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & Co KG, Graz, AT;
Abstract
A tow hook device for a motor vehicle, that includes a base plate, a hook, and a buckling bracket. The hook has a free end and a fastening end opposing the free end. The hook is fastened to the base plate at the fastening end such that, in an installation position, it orients the hook obliquely to the base plate in a vertical direction. The buckling bracket connects the free end to the base plate such that, in the side view, forms a second angle to the base plate that is closer to 90 degrees than the first angle so that the base plate, the hook, and the buckling bracket form a triangle in the side view. The buckling bracket is formed of a deformable material to enable deformation of the buckling bracket in response to a predefined pressure from the free end.