Patent ID: 7334808

Claim:
A tow device capable of towing a wheeled member behind a vehicle comprising: (a) a hollow automatically extending telescoping rod having an attachment end and a cantilevered end, wherein the hollow automatically extending telescoping rod is longitudinally adjustable between an extended position and a retracted position automatically; (b) a tow line having a bobbin end and a handle end and extending longitudinally through the hollow automatically extending telescoping rod; (c) a handle connected to the handle end of the tow line; (d) a spring-loaded bobbin connected to the bobbin end of the tow line and which applies a continuous tensile force to the bobbin end of the tow line to automatically and continually wind the tow line around the spring-loaded bobbin; and (e) a mounting bracket for connecting the attachment end of the hollow automatically extending telescoping rod to a vehicle.