CPC B60D 1/167 (2013.01) [B60D 1/155 (2013.01); B60D 1/54 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of stowing a tow bar assembly on a towing vehicle, the tow bar assembly having at least one arm extending generally horizontally from a pivot joint when the tow bar assembly is in use, the arm having a trailing end adapted for attachment to the towed load, the method comprising:
disconnecting the trailing end of the arm from the towed load;
raising the arm to a vertically-oriented position extending from the pivot joint upwardly; and
lowering the arm by pivoting the arm about a longitudinal axis until a portion of the arm extends into a stowage recess, until the portion of the arm engages to help retain the arm in a transversely-directed, generally horizontal stowage position.
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