Patent ID: 6902183
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A method of securing a hitch to a tow hook extending from the front portion of a vehicle, the tow hook having an inner periphery bounding a hollow inner passage, the tow hook having upper and lower opposing surfaces, said method comprising the steps of: a. providing a hook engagement member on said hitch, said hook engagement member having an outer periphery commensurate with the inner periphery of said tow hook for allowing said hook engagement member to fit within the hollow inner passage of the tow hook; b. inserting said hook engagement member within the hollow inner passage of said tow hook and engaging the outer periphery of said hook engagement member with at least a portion of the inner periphery of said tow hook; and c. clamping the hitch about the upper and lower surfaces of the tow hook to maintain said hook engagement member in place within the hollow inner passage of the tow hook.