Patent ID: 6012407
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A towing apparatus for towing a first vehicle behind a second vehicle, wherein said first vehicle and said second vehicle each include at least one tie point, said towing apparatus comprising:an elongated tubular like housing member having opposing open first and second ends;a towing cord having first and second terminating ends, said towing cord being disposed, at least in part, within said housing and being capable of passing, at least in part, through said opposing open ends of said housing;an elastic-type cord of a selected length having a first terminating end secured to said towing cord at a first terminating point of said towing cord, and an opposite second terminating end secured to said towing cord at a second terminating point of said towing cord, such that said first and second terminating points are separated by a length greater than said selected length of said elastic cord; andmeans for retaining said elastic cord, at least in part, within said housing.