Patent ID: 7318698
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A tow lift apparatus for towing a vehicle to be towed behind a towing vehicle, comprising: (a) lift means including: (b) a connecting mechanism including: (c) securing means for releasably securing a pair of opposing wheels of a vehicle to be towed to a respective one of the first and second cradle elements; and (d) wherein the tow lift apparatus is removably mountable on the rear of a towing vehicle, the power means is activatable to displace the connecting mechanism to a loading configuration whereat the connecting mechanism is spaced in close proximity to, or in abutting engagement with, an underlying surface wherein the pair of opposing wheels of the vehicle to be towed can be releasably secured to the first and second cradle elements, whereupon the power means is again activatable to displace the connecting mechanism to a transporting configuration whereat the pair of opposing wheels of the vehicle to be towed are lifted substantially clear of the underlying surface, the vehicle to be towed then being in an attitude to be towed by the towing vehicle.