Patent ID: 9221312
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle towing device comprising: a first extremity comprising a towing member; a second extremity comprising an attachment arrangement; and an elongated part extending between the towing member and the attachment arrangement, the elongated part comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending partially along the elongated part from the towing member toward the second portion, and the second portion extending partially along the elongated part from the first portion toward the attachment arrangement, wherein the second portion has a conical outer contact surface extending peripherally from the first portion to a location proximate the attachment arrangement, the conical contact surface having a first cone radius at an end of the second portion facing the first portion, and a second cone radius at an end of the second portion facing the attachment arrangement, wherein the first cone radius is larger than the second cone radius, and a longitudinal extension of the second portion exceeds the second cone radius, and wherein the conical contact surface is configured to contact a tapered inner contact surface portion of a vehicle structural member such that bending forces are transferable between the conical contact surface and the tapered inner contact surface portion without further contact between further support structure and the towing device outside the conical contact surface.