Patent ID: 8025306

Claim:
A wheel restraint attachment for use with a self loading style, wheel lift mechanism of a tow-truck for restraining a lower portion of a towed vehicle's wheel against outward pivoting, the restraint attachment comprising: an angled body for attachment and detachment from a free end of a lifting arm of the pincer style, wheel lift mechanism; an attachment portion on the angled body for attaching to the free end of a wheel lift arm which extends outwardly from the towed vehicle; a wheel engagement portion on the angled body extending at angle to the attachment portion for being positioned adjacent to an exterior sidewall of the wheel to prevent its bottom portion from pivoting outwardly away from the vehicle, the wheel engagement portion being elongated to extend along the exterior surface of the towed vehicle's wheel side wall; and a connecting device for detachably attaching the angled body to the free end of the lift arm to allow the wheel engagement portion to be positioned in its wheel lifting position.