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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1988
Randy A Nekola, Soddy, TN (US);
Fleming V Cannon, Jr, Flintstone, GA (US);
Century Wrecker Corporation, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Abstract
Wheel cradles for a wheel lift towing system are quickly and easily coupled to or uncoupled from opposing ends of a cross arm assembly associated with a towing vehicle. The cradles are coupled to the cross arm by sliding the cradles laterally inward in a substantially horizontal plane from outside the ends of the cross arm. Such lateral insertion facilitates coupling of the wheel cradles to the cross arm in situations of difficult access to the towed vehicles wheels. The cradles are decoupled from the cross arm by sliding the cradles laterally outward in a substantially horizontal plane following concurrent rotation of a pivotable latching member and depressible plunger release mechanism. Such concurrent actuation prevents premature decoupling of the wheel cradles during operation of the towing vehicle.