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US 10,443,793 B2Granted
Fairlead with a lighting system
AssigneeWarn Industries, Inc.
InventorsDarren G. Fretz, Craig A. Clark, Bryan Averill
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Abstract
Systems are provided for a fairlead, and in particular to fairlead including an integrated lighting system. In one example, a fairlead may comprise a frame, the frame including a central, first opening and a second opening disposed above the first opening. The second opening may house an integrated lighting system, the integrated lighting system including a plurality of lights.
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A fairlead, comprising:
- a fairlead frame including a first opening and a second opening spaced away from the first opening;
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- a lighting system included within the fairlead frame, the lighting system comprising a plurality of lights disposed within and extending along the second opening,
- wherein the lighting system is integrated with the fairlead frame and wherein the first opening extends through an entirety of the fairlead frame from a front-facing surface to a rear-facing surface of the fairlead frame, where the front-facing surface and rear-facing surface are in parallel with one another, and wherein the first opening is defined by a first perimeter at the front-facing surface and a second perimeter at the rear-facing surface, where the first perimeter is larger than the second perimeter and wherein the first opening has a continuous curved surface that curves outward from the second perimeter to the first perimeter.
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A fairlead, comprising:
- a fairlead frame including a first opening and a second opening, the first and second openings extending through an entirety of the fairlead frame from a front-facing surface of the fairlead frame to a rear-facing surface of the fairlead frame, where the second opening is positioned vertically above the first opening;
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- a lighting system included within the second opening, the lighting system comprising a plurality of lights and a mount, the mount coupled to the rear-facing surface of the fairlead frame
- wherein the lighting system is integrated with the fairlead frame and wherein the first opening extends through an entirety of the fairlead frame from a front-facing surface to a rear-facing surface of the fairlead frame, where the front-facing surface and rear-facing surface are in parallel with one another, and wherein the first opening is defined by a first perimeter at the front-facing surface and a second perimeter at the rear-facing surface, where the first perimeter is larger than the second perimeter and wherein the first opening has a continuous curved surface that curves outward from the second perimeter to the first perimeter.
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A fairlead, comprising:
- a fairlead frame including a first opening extending through an entirety of the fairlead frame from a front-facing surface of the fairlead frame to a rear-facing surface of the fairlead frame, and a second opening disposed above the first opening, the second opening extending only partially through the fairlead frame from the front-facing surface;
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- a lighting system included within the second opening, the lighting system comprising a plurality of lights and a bezel, the bezel coupled to the front-facing surface of the fairlead frame,
- wherein the lighting system is integrated with the fairlead frame and wherein the first opening extends through an entirety of the fairlead frame from a front-facing surface to a rear-facing surface of the fairlead frame, where the front-facing surface and rear-facing surface are in parallel with one another, and wherein the first opening is defined by a first perimeter at the front-facing surface and a second perimeter at the rear-facing surface, where the first perimeter is larger than the second perimeter and wherein the first opening has a continuous curved surface that curves outward from the second perimeter to the first perimeter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.