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US 10,519,012 B1Granted
Billet fairlead with recessed towing end storage
AssigneeAddictive Desert Designs LLC
InventorJared A. Hare
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Abstract
A billet fairlead with a front surface, a recess, with a recess perimeter shape and a fairlead extending through the front surface. The billet fairlead is paired with a towing end with a towing end perimeter shape that is substantially the same as the recess perimeter shape such that the towing end is removable and receivable into the recess for storage in one orientation only.
Claims16
A billet fairlead with a towing end, comprising:
- a front surface wherein the fairlead extends through the front surface;
- the towing end has a towing end perimeter shape;
- a recess comprising a recess perimeter shape that is substantially the same as the towing end perimeter shape and dimensioned to receive the towing end perimeter shape into the recess in one orientation only and the front surface includes an intersection between the front surface and the recess perimeter shape, the intersection substantially comprising a taper between 30 and 110 degrees.
A towing line fairlead, comprising:
- a billet having a front surface with a front surface perimeter and a fairlead extending through the front surface;
- a recess with a recess perimeter shape and a recess side surface, the recess substantially within the front surface perimeter, and the front surface includes an intersection between the front surface and the recess perimeter shape, the intersection substantially comprising a taper between 60 and 90 degrees;
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- a towing end with a towing end side surface and a towing end perimeter shape, the towing end perimeter shape substantially the same as the recess perimeter shape and the towing end received into the recess perimeter shape in one orientation only and towing end side surface contacts the recess side surface;
- wherein the towing end is connectable to a towing line that is extendable through the fairlead to enable removal of the towing end from the recess and retractable through the fairlead to secure the towing end within the recess.
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