Patent ID: 6089818
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A boom accessory for a tow truck having an underlift mounted beneath a rear extremity of the tow truck, the underlift having a rearwardly projecting ram for extending and retracting a t-bar or wheel lift, the ram axially projecting from a head portion thereof into a supporting leg portion of the underlift, the accessory comprising:(a) a base for engaging the ram for support thereby in rigid relation to the leg portion of the underlift;(b) a boom member rigidly projecting upwardly from the base;(c) a transversely oriented journal member mounted proximate a free extremity of the boom member; and(d) a trailer platform latch assembly comprising:(i) a frame having a U-shaped platform member and a U-shaped retainer member in parallel-spaced relation below the platform member;(ii) means for receiving a pin coupling pivotally connecting the frame to the journal member with the pin coupling being located in spaced relation below the retainer member; and(iii) means for fixedly fastening a latch member in coplanar relation with the retainer member for pivotally retaining a fifth-wheel stem of a trailer to be towed by the tow truck.