Vehicle tow hook
An assembly includes a bumper. The assembly further includes a base fixed relative to the bumper and a hook supported by the base. The hook is rotatable relative to the base between an extended position and a retracted position. The assembly further includes a spring between the base and the hook positioned to bias the hook from the retracted position to the extended position.
1. An assembly comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a base fixed relative to the vehicle frame and a hook supported by the base and rotatable relative to the base between an extended position and a retracted position;
a spring between the base and the hook positioned to bias the hook toward the extended position; and
the hook being rotatable relative to the base about a vertical axis.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge between the hook and the base.
3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the spring is coiled about the hinge.
4. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the hinge includes a post between the hook and the base.
5. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the spring is coiled about the post.
6. The assembly of claim 5 , further comprising a second spring coiled about the post, the second spring positioned below the spring.
7. The assembly of claim 6 , further comprising a collar fixed to the post between the spring and the second spring.
8. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the hook is rotatable relative to the base to a second retracted position opposite the retracted position.
9. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the base extends from the vehicle frame along an axis and the hinge is offset from the axis in a cross-vehicle direction.
10. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the hinge is rotatable about the rotational axis.
11. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the base curves from the vehicle frame to the hinge defining a recess between the vehicle frame and the hook and the hook rotates into the recess from the extended position to the retracted position.
12. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the base curves from the vehicle frame to the hinge in a first cross-vehicle direction and the hook curves from the hinge to a free end in a second cross-vehicle direction opposite the first cross-vehicle direction.
13. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the base defines a recess and the hook is rotatable into the recess.
14. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base defines a recess and the hook is rotatable into the recess.
15. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base curves from the vehicle frame to the hook in a first cross-vehicle direction and the hook curves from the base to a free end in a second cross-vehicle direction opposite the first cross-vehicle direction.
16. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the base defines a recess and the hook is rotatable into the recess.
17. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hook is unbiased by the spring when the hook is in the extended position.
18. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a bumper, the hook extending through the bumper in the extended position and recessed behind the bumper in the retracted position.
19. An assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spring is a torsion spring.
20. An assembly comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a base fixed relative to the vehicle frame and a hook supported by the base and rotatable relative to the base between an extended position and a retracted position;
a spring between the base and the hook positioned to bias the hook toward the extended position; and
the base defining a recess and the hook is rotatable into the recess.
21. An assembly comprising:
a vehicle frame;
a base fixed relative to the vehicle frame and a hook supported by the base and rotatable relative to the base between an extended position and a retracted position;
a spring between the base and the hook positioned to bias the hook toward the extended position; and
a bumper, the hook extending through the bumper in the extended position and recessed behind the bumper in the retracted position.