Tow-hook assembly
A retractable tow-hook assembly may include a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon, a cable attached to the vehicle frame, and a tow-hook arranged at an end of the cable and stored within the bumper during non-use and removed from the bumper and extendable via the cable during use.
1. A retractable tow-hook assembly, comprising:
a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon;
a cable wound around a disk within the bumper and attached to the frame;
a tow-hook arranged at an end of the cable and stored within the bumper during non-use and removed from the bumper and extendable via the cable during use; and
a clip fixed to an interior surface of the bumper and configured to selectively receive and secure the tow-hook.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clip is a hook.
3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the disk includes a torsion spring to retract the cable about the disk.
4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable is attached to the frame by a ring.
5. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the ring is welded to the frame.
6. A retractable tow-hook assembly, comprising:
a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon;
a tow-hook assembly including a tow-hook and a cable, the cable attached to the frame and being wound around a disk within the bumper during non-use of the hook, the cable being releasable from the disk to permit the hook to be removed from the bumper; and
a clip fixed to an interior surface of the bumper, the clip configured to selectively receive and secure the hook to the bumper during non-use.
7. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the disk includes a torsion spring to retract the cable about the disk.
8. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the clip is a hook.
9. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the cable is attached to the frame by a ring.
10. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the ring is welded to the frame.
11. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the clip is a hook.
12. A retractable tow-hook assembly, comprising:
a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon; and
a tow-hook assembly including a tow-hook and a cable assembly,
the cable assembly including a cable attached to the frame via a welded link and a disk, wherein the cable is wound around the disk, the tow-hook assembly being storable within the bumper during non-use via a clip fixed to an interior surface of the bumper and configured to selectively receive and secure the tow-hook to the interior surface, wherein the hook is releasable from the clip during use by releasing a tension on the cable to permit the hook to be removed from the bumper.