Patent ID: 8708369
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A protection device for a towed vehicle comprising: (A) a collar comprising at least a first plate comprising an aperture that receives a towbar stinger of a towing vehicle, thereby mounting the collar on the towbar stinger of the towing vehicle; (B) a first support comprising a first arm and a second arm that are each directly rotatably attached to the same collar such that the first arm and second arm each rotate relative to the collar; (C) a second support, the second support being adapted to be coupled with a towed vehicle member; (D) a flexible material coupled between the first and second supports; and (E) a biasing device coupled with the first arm and the second arm, the biasing device being adapted to bias rotation of at least one of the first arm and the second arm away from the second support to maintain the flexible material in a taut manner.