Patent ID: 7448840

Claim:
A vehicle towing device for a wrecker comprising: an arm having a T-shape including a tongue and two wings extending transverse to the tongue; and a pair of pneumatically or hydraulically driven cylinders, each cylinder being located on a respective wing and being extendable and retractable vertically and substantially perpendicular to the wings, between a maximum extended length and a minimum retracted length, in response to application of and withdrawal of pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, respectively, each cylinder including, at an upper distal end, a first bearing portion for engaging a member of a vehicle to be towed, wherein, with the cylinders retracted to the minimum retracted length, the wings can be inserted under the vehicle to be towed so that the bearing portions are spaced from and can pass under the bumper of the vehicle to be towed, and when the cylinders are extended by the application of pneumatic or hydraulic pressure so the bearing portions engage the member of the vehicle to be towed, the bearing portions are higher than part of the bumper of the vehicle to be towed.