Abstract: A self storing tow bar which is connectable to a front wheel drive vehicle for maintaining the front wheels of the vehicle in an elevated position above a roadway while the vehicle is being towed behind another vehicle to minimize wear on the universal joints and transmission of the towed vehicle. The tow bar comprises a tongue portion having an upwardly inclined tongue extension connector secured to the front end thereof and a suspension support beam secured to the opposite end thereof. The tongue extension connector is adapted to receive an adjustable tongue extension piece. The tongue extension piece comprises a clevis to pivotally secure the extension bar to a trailer coupling secured to the outer end thereof which is connectable to a conventional coupling hitch ball on a trailer hitch. The extension bar is movable from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position on the vehicle such that the hitch may be stored in an out of the way position without removing it from the vehicle.

Abstract: A tow bar which is connectable to a front wheel drive vehicle for maintaining the front wheels of the vehicle in an elevated position above a roadway while the vehicle is being towed behind another vehicle to minimize wear on the universal joints and transmission of the towed vehicle. The tow bar comprises a tongue portion having an upwardly inclined tongue extension connector secured to the front end thereof and a suspension support beam secured to the opposite end thereof. The tongue extension connector is adapted to receive a tongue extension piece having a trailer coupling secured to the outer end thereof which is connectable to a conventional coupling hitch ball on a trailer hitch. The suspension support beam has suspension support pins moveably secured to opposite ends thereof adapted to be actuated to engage the front wheel suspension mechanism of a vehicle for maintaining the front wheels of the vehicle elevated above the roadway while the vehicle is being towed.

Abstract: A stepwell cover comprising a deck consisting of first and second deck segments having edges pivotally secured together adjacent a central portion of the deck, and an actuating mechanism arranged to move a first deck segment through an angle of ninety degrees while simultaneously moving the second deck segment through an angle of one hundred eighty degrees relative to the first deck segment for moving the stepwell cover between a first position covering the stepwell and a second position providing access to the stepwell. The first deck segment is pivotally secured to the vehicle and a chain or cable is secured to a sprocket on a shaft secured to the second deck segment for moving the second deck segment relative to the first deck segment.

Abstract: An improved reel for winding elongated members, such as a garden hose, electrical cord or rope, onto a hollow cylinder having a central bore and a slotted cylinder wall to form a passage for retaining a first end of the elongated member. Spaced discs are secured to the cylinder and apertures formed in the periphery of each disc are circumferentially spaced relative to the apertures formed in the other disc, the apertures being adapted to engage and retain the second end of the elongated member. Handles are rotatably secured eccentrically from the central axis of the reel such that the reel may be rotated to wind an elongated member onto the hollow cylinder.