Method for securing saddlemount to vehicle
View Patent ↗A method for transporting vehicles is disclosed. The method uses inner or outer securing plates, or both, in cooperation with frame rails of a towing vehicle to secure a towing device to the towing vehicle. Towing vehicles typically include a frame that is made from strong robust channels on both sides of the towing vehicle. The securing plates generally have a right-angle bend in order to butt up against a web or a flange of the channels. This prevents inner or outer movement of the securing plates and allows users to secure a towing saddle and its load without using extended U-bolts around the channels.
1. A method of transporting a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
furnishing a towing vehicle having two frame members, each frame member having a top flange, a web, and a bottom flange;
placing a first securing plate adjacent a first frame member on a first side of the towing vehicle and a second securing plate adjacent a second frame member on a second side of the towing vehicle;
placing a combination saddle or mounting plates for a combination saddle atop the frame members;
bolting the towing saddle and securing plates in place using only a top flange and sides of the web of each frame member, wherein at least a portion of the securing plates are held underneath the top flanges;
securing a frame clip having one or more slots with one or more edges abutting said bottom flange of said frame member to said combination saddle or mounting plate; and
securing a second vehicle to the towing vehicle.
2. A method of transporting a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
furnishing a towing vehicle having two frame members, each frame member having a top flange, a web, and a bottom flange;
furnishing first and second securing plates, the first and second securing plates each having a right-angle bend;
placing a portion of the first and second plates under the top flanges and placing a combination saddle atop the frame members;
securing the first and second securing plates and the combination saddle to the frame members, using not more than the top flange and sides of the web of each frame member, wherein at least a portion the first and second securing plates is held underneath the top flanges;
securing a frame clip having one or more slots with one or more edges abutting said bottom flange of said frame member to said combination saddle: and
securing a second vehicle to the towing vehicle.