Patent ID: 9211772
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A tow bar assembly for a land vehicle comprising: a tow bar attached to the vehicle; a latch assembly supported by the tow bar and having a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch assembly including a pivot arm attached to the tow bar, and a pivot link pivotally connected to the tow bar that includes a latch pin that engages the pivot arm to hold the pivot arm in the latched position, and wherein the latch pin is moved out of engagement with the pivot arm by the pivot link that is pivoted by an actuator to shift the pivot arm from the latched position to the unlatched position, wherein the actuator is operatively connected to the latch assembly for shifting the latch assembly from the latched position to the unlatched position; and a switch disposed in a remote location relative to the latch assembly for controlling the actuator.