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Abstract

A vehicle mounted towing system for use with tubular rear bumpers affixed to the frame of a vehicle at a height substantially above the trailer towing tang of the towed vehicle, including an anchor plate mounted to the underside of the rear bumper, a gusset attached to the top of the anchor plate and to the forward portion of the rear bumper, a bracket secured to the underside of the anchor plate and having a channel therein, one of the open ends of the channel facing the rear of the vehicle, a tongue slideably mateable with the channel in the bracket and extending therebeyond, a pin passed through matching holes in the tongue and bracket to lock the tongue in place relative to the bracket, an end plate with a lip along the top thereof secured about the rear end of the tongue, a standoff secured to the end plate and depending therefrom, a ball hitch mounting tang secured to the other end of the standoff, and a load transfer strap secured at one end to the end of the end of the standoff joined to the ball hitch mounting tang and secured at the other end to the forwardmost end of the tongue.

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First Claim