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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Richard W Hill, Yucca Valley, CA (US);
Mary Ann Hill, Yucca Valley, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A boom accessory for a tow truck having an underlift hoist includes a frame that is lockable onto the hoist by retraction of a ram of the hoist against the frame, the frame having an upwardly and rearwardly extending trailer coupling mount and a pivotally connected platform latch assembly for connecting a fifth-wheel trailer. In one version, the trailer coupling mount is interchangeable with a sheave mount for a sheave assembly by which a winch of the tow truck can hoist a load such as a disabled vehicle to be recovered. Also disclosed are a method for connecting a trailer to be towed, and a method for selectively hoisting a load or towing a fifth-wheel trailer as the load.
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