US Patent Issued on Feb. 17 for "Hitch assembly for vehicle front tow hook" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,210, issued on Feb. 17.

"Hitch assembly for vehicle front tow hook" was invented by David J. Winters (Glenwood, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The front hitch assembly clamps onto a tow hook or loop on the front of a truck or towing vehicle. The hitch assembly includes first and second bodies each having a curved, recessed channel formed therein to matingly engage with the hook or loop when the bodies are mounted on opposite sides of the hook or loop, thereby sandwiching the hook or loop in the channels. A tab extends forwardly from one of the bodies for coupling with the towed vehicle. The bodies are secured with a single thread...