A standard 50mm tow-bar tongue that has provisions for both standard ball towing applications and provisions for safe vehicle recovery via a load rated recovery style point that is independent of the tow ball. Such that someone can tow a boat/trailer or operate a snatch strap or similar without having to remove the tow bar.

摘要

#$%^&*AU2020102353A420201029.pdf#####Abstract - AU2020102353 The invention is directed to a dual-purpose tow bar tongue having a standard tow ball and a rated shackle. The dual-purpose tow bar tongue enables a user to perform towing actions using the standard tow ball, as well as perform vehicle recoveries using the rated shackle, without having to swap or change the tow bar tongue.