Patent ID: 8246069

Claim:
A tow hook assembly for a motor vehicle, the tow hook assembly comprising: a mount bracket; a tow hook having a towing end and a mounting end extending axially along a towing direction, the mounting end extending through the mount bracket; a fastener attached to the mounting end of the tow hook, the fastener configured to resist movement of the tow hook relative to the mount bracket in a towing direction and allow movement of the tow hook in a direction opposite to the towing direction; and a support bracket positioned proximal to the towing end of the tow hook and configured to support the towing end of the tow hook, wherein the tow hook includes a flange proximal to the towing end of the tow hook, the flange having at least one slot extending in the towing direction, and the tow hook is releasably attached to the support bracket via the flange and the at least one slot.