Patent ID: 6692218
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A retractable towing attachment for conveniently loading and transporting a motor vehicle behind a recreational vehicle and which is retractable to only expose a standard ball hitch receiver, comprising:an axle tube anchored to said recreational vehicle and extending parallel and adjacent to a rear axle of said recreational vehicle; a framework longitudinally displaced rearward relative to said recreational vehicle from said axle tube and supporting therein an extensible shaft extendible between a retracted position and an extended position; a platform attached to said extensible shaft distal to said axle tube and supported thereon, said platform supporting said motor vehicle thereon; a suspension assembly platform anchored at a first position to said recreational vehicle; a pair of vertical struts extending between said framework and said suspension assembly; a crossbar extending between said vertical struts; an air bag and at least one shock absorber each extending between said crossbar and said suspension assembly platform; a pneumatic pump and control for inflating said air bag and responsive thereto raising said motor vehicle into a transporting position and for deflating said air bag and responsive thereto lowering said motor vehicle to the ground.