Patent ID: 6598895
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B60Y,B62D

Abstract:
A towing arrangement for a towing vehicle, comprisingthe vehicle having a body and first and second spaced apart frame side members, the side members extending substantially parallel to each other and in a longitudinal direction of the towing vehicle and being in a plane substantially parallel to a surface on which the vehicle travels; a tow beam extending between the frame side members; a towing device mounted on the tow beam, the towing device may be coupled to another vehicle that is to be towed by the towing device; the towing arrangement comprising a support assembly including a support element spaced away from and above the frame side members and parallel to the plane; at least one elongate beam connected to the first frame side member, the at least one elongate beam extending in a direction that is at an angle of inclination relative to the plane of the frame side members and the at least one beam extending from the first frame side member to the support element over a distance; and at least one column connected to the second frame side member and to the support element, and the column is in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the frame side members.