DRAW-AND-COUPLING GEAR Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; towing of special vehicles across rough terrain at retrieving damaged objects. SUBSTANCE: draw-and-coupling gear has rods 1, whose pull forks are provided with rubber shock absorbers and are installed for turning around axle in shock absorber housing. Forks are connected with central shackle 7. Each rod 1 has intermediate link 21 with one side joint. Shackle 7 has intermediate link 42 made in form of two lugs in relatively perpendicular planes. One of lugs gets into engagement with pin 48 of truck-tractor, and the other, with central shackle 7. The other link is made detachable, with similar lock of intermediate link 21. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 4 cl, 12 dwg