Tow-hook assembly
A tow-hook assembly may include a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon, and a tow-hook assembly configured to attach to the vehicle bumper and provide a tow-hook. The assembly may include a bracket defining an opening configured to receive the tow-hook, and a brace attached to a backside of the bracket and including a projection extending through the opening to the opposite side of the bracket.
1. A tow-hook assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a bracket defining an opening configured to receive a hook; and
a brace attached to at each side of the opening on a backside of the bracket via at least one attachment mechanism and including a projection extending through the opening to an opposite side of the bracket, the brace including a support extending from the projection and configured to attach to a portion of the hook to recess the hook within the bracket.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , the projection forming a semi-circular shape within the opening of the bracket.
3. The assembly of claim 1 , the support extending perpendicularly inward from the backside of the bracket to recess the hook within the bracket.
4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the brace is welded to the bracket.
5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a distal end of the hook is attached to the support via at least one bolt.
6. A tow-hook assembly, comprising:
a vehicle frame and a bumper arranged thereon; and
a tow-hook assembly configured to attach to the vehicle bumper and provide a tow-hook, the assembly including a bracket defining an opening configured to receive the tow-hook; and
a brace attached to a backside of the bracket and including a projection extending through the opening to the opposite side of the bracket.
7. The assembly of claim 6 , the brace including a support extending from the projection and configured to attach to a portion of the hook to recess the hook within the bracket.
8. The assembly of claim 7 , the projection forming a semi-circular shape within the opening of the bracket.
9. The assembly of claim 7 , the support extending perpendicularly inward from the backside of the bracket to recess the hook within the bracket.
10. The assembly of claim 7 , the brace being attached at each side of the opening on the backside of the bracket via at least one attachment mechanism.
11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the brace is welded to the bracket.
12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein a distal end of the hook is attached to the support via at least one bolt.
13. A tow-hook assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a bracket defining an opening configured to receive a hook; and
a brace attached to a backside of the bracket and including a projection extending through the opening to an opposite side of the bracket, the brace including a support extending from the projection and configured to attach to a portion of the hook to recess the hook within the bracket, wherein a distal end of the hook is attached to the support via at least one bolt.
14. The assembly of claim 13 , the projection forming a semi-circular shape within the opening of the bracket.
15. The assembly of claim 13 , the support extending perpendicularly inward from the backside of the bracket to recess the hook within the bracket.
16. The assembly of claim 13 , the brace being attached at each side of the opening on the backside of the bracket via at least one attachment mechanism.
17. The assembly of claim 16 , wherein the brace is welded to the bracket.