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A combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch adapted to be coupled to the end of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a frame having a central segment formed as a tow hitch and two side segments, each side segment being formed in a planar generally rectangular configuration and including

A combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch adapted to be coupled to the end of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a frame having a central segment formed as a tow hitch and two side segments, each side segment being formed in a planar generally rectangular configuration and including a generally rectangular shaped support shaft, each support shaft including a rearwardly and inwardly extending mounting bracket to permit coupling to a vehicle, each side segment including a locking device affixed thereto; and the central segment of the frame being formed as a tow hitch having a planar upper region and at least two downwardly extending legs, a lower extent of each leg being rotatably coupled to the support brackets of the frame, the upper extent of the tow hitch having a locking assembly to permit coupling with various types of hitch devices, the tow hitch being positioned in a locked vertical orientation with the apparatus being utilized as a brush guard, the tow hitch being positioned in a horizontal orientation when utilizing the apparatus as a towing device.

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A new and improved combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch adapted to be coupled to the front end of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising, in combination: a frame having a central segment formed as a tow hitch and two side segments, each side segment having an upper region, a lower reg

A new and improved combination automobile grill guard and tow hitch adapted to be coupled to the front end of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising, in combination: a frame having a central segment formed as a tow hitch and two side segments, each side segment having an upper region, a lower region, a front face and a rear face, each side segment having a rigid periphery with a mesh interior, each side segment having an outer end including a generally trapezoidal shaped headlight guard with a hollow interior, each side segment having an inner end angled outwardly from top to bottom, each side segment including a horizontally extending spring-loaded pin member, each side segment including a vertically positioned support shaft formed in a generally rectangular configuration, each support shaft having a lower region extending beneath each side segment, two generally L-shaped horizontal mounting brackets each including a vertical receiving post with a hollow interior, each receiving post adapted to receive the lowermost extent of one of said support shafts, a 3/4inch cap screw being positioned through the receiving post, a long portion of each mounting bracket extending rearwardly and including bolts extending therethrough to permit coupling beneath the front end of a vehicle, a short segment extending from each support shaft toward the central segment of the apparatus, each short segment including a generally semi-cylindrical bearing member affixed thereupon; the central segment of the frame being formed as a two hitch, the tow hitch having a front face, a rear face and an essentially hollow interior, the tow hitch having an upper region formed in a planar generally tapering configuration, an upper extent of the upper region including two opposed rotatable bearing members positioned therein, the rear surface of the tow hitch including a hole positioned therethrough, the approximate center point of the lower extent of the tow hitch including a semicircular notch; a central draw bar formed in an elongated rectangular configuration and positioned through the tow hitch between the bearing members, the draw bar having a first end including a generally U-shaped member pivotally coupled thereto by a pivot pin, the U-shaped member being couplable to various types of hitch means, the draw bar having a central extent including at least one aperture, the draw bar having a second end including a bearing fastened thereto by a bolt, the rear surface of the tow hitch including a bracket, a handle being pivotally coupled to the bracket by a pivot pin, the handle having a spring mounted thereto and coupled to the rear surface of the tow hitch, the front end of the handle including an engagement cylinder, in an operative orientation the tow hitch being positioned horizontally with the first end of the draw bar extending distally with respect to the frame, in a fully extending orientation the bearing of the second end engaging the notch of the tow hitch, in an operative orientation the engagement cylinder being positionable through the hole in the rear surface of the tow hitch and within an aperture of the draw bar to lock the draw bar in place; and the upper region of the tow hitch having a lower extent with two end corners, a rectangular shaped side leg extending vertically from each end corner, the lower extent of each side leg including a sidewardly projecting rod adapted to be coupled within a baring member, the upper extent of each side leg including a hole to permit receipt of a spring-loaded pin, the tow hitch being positioned in a locked vertical orientation with the apparatus being utilized as a brush guard, the tow hitch being pivoted into a horizontal orientation when utilizing the apparatus as a towing device.