Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Break-away tow hook
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Application No.: US17232310Application Date: 2021-04-16
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Publication No.: US11807056B2Publication Date: 2023-11-07
- Inventor: Jorge Guillermo Barrios Albert , Robert J. Briggs , Mohammed Nomaan Khan , Vilaskumar Waghmare , David Bauch , Randy R. Frank , Gavin Goodchild
- Applicant: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Plymouth
- Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Plymouth
- Agency: Clements Bernard Walker
- Agent Christopher L. Bernard
- Main IPC: B60D1/54
- IPC: B60D1/54 ; B60D1/56 ; B60D1/24

Abstract:
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, vehicles, and methods for a break-away tow hook. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a tow hook configured to extend in a first direction from a surface of a vehicle and to receive a towing line. A mount is configured to displaceably secure the tow hook to the surface. The mount is configured to maintain a position of the tow hook relative to the surface in response to a pulling force being applied to the tow hook in a first direction away from the surface of the vehicle. The mount is further configured to enable the tow hook to move relative to the surface in response to the tow hook incurring a force in a second direction, wherein the second direction is at least partially toward the surface of the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220332157A1 Break-Away Tow Hook Public/Granted day:2022-10-20
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