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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albrecht Morlok, Nordstetten, DE;
Fritz Hacker, Ludwigsburg-Ossweil, DE;
Peter Kolling, Friolzheim, DE;
Assignee:
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D / ; B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2804 / ; 180 11 ; 180 / ; 280785 ;
Abstract
A vehicle of the type having a motor driven vehicle unit and a wheeled auxiliary hook-up unit coupled thereto. A towing coupling is provided for enabling the auxiliary unit to be coupled to the vehicle unit in an articulated manner. A centering device is provided for centering the vehicle unit relative to the auxiliary hookup unit and a tightening fixture is provided to act on the towing coupling so as to displace the auxiliary towing unit relative to the vehicle unit so that it can be fixedly secured by a locking device.