Patent ID: 8662522

Claim:
A tow bar assembly comprising: an interconnector assembly including a first elongate member and a linkage assembly hingedly attached to said first elongate member, wherein said first elongate member has a front end for connecting to a hitch and having holes transversely disposed therethrough for receiving a fastener to connect said first elongate member to the hitch, wherein said linkage assembly includes a second elongate member having a first end hingedly connected to a back end of said first elongate member, wherein said second elongate member is an elongate tubular member having a back side, said linkage assembly also including a rigid planar member attached to said elongate tubular member and extending along a selected length thereof; a biased assembly for biasing said linkage assembly relative to said first elongate member; and a stop assembly being engagable to said linkage assembly upon said linkage assembly being in a biased position relative to said first elongate member.