Patent ID: 8056919
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A tow bar for connecting a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle, the tow bar comprising: (a) a towing hitch member secured to a towing vehicle; (b) a towed hitch member secured to a towed vehicle; (c) a head member structured to be releasably connectable to the towing hitch member; (d) at least one tow bar leg having: (e) a fore leg connector mechanism connecting the proximal end of the at least one tow bar leg to the head member; (f) an aft leg connector mechanism structured to be releasably connectable to the towed hitch member; and (g) at least one latching mechanism including a locking portion secured to the at least one tow bar leg near the distal end of the outer member thereof, the locking portion structured to automatically and releasably lock the at least one tow bar leg in a deployed configuration, the locking portion including: