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US 10,562,743 B2Granted
Composite fairlead with a wear plate
AssigneeWarn Industries, Inc.
InventorDarren G. Fretz
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Abstract
Systems are provided for a fairlead, and in particular to a hawse fairlead. In one example, the fairlead may include a wear insert positioned within a first opening of a fairlead frame configured to guide a rope and/or cable. The wear insert may be constructed from a denser material than the frame.
Claims20
A fairlead, comprising:
- a frame including a central opening and comprising a first material;
- and
- a wear insert positioned within the central opening and comprising a second material, different than the first material,
- wherein the wear insert includes a planar edge, such that a front of the planar edge is flush with a front-facing surface of the frame,
- wherein the frame includes a recessed slot for receiving the wear insert, such that the planar edge of the wear insert is substantially flush with the recessed slot of the frame.
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A fairlead comprising:
- a frame including a central opening extending from a front surface to a rear surface of the frame;
- and
- a wear insert coupled to walls of the frame and including a front edge and a back edge, wherein the front edge of the wear insert is flush with the front surface of the frame and the back edge of the wear insert is flush with the rear surface of the frame,
- wherein the frame includes a recessed slot for receiving the wear insert, such that the front edge of the wear insert is substantially flush with the recessed slot of the frame.
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A fairlead, comprising:
- a composite polymer frame including a central opening extending through an entirety of the frame from a front-facing surface to a rear-facing surface of the frame and having a continuous curved surface curving outward from the rear-facing surface to the front-facing surface;
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- a wear insert coupled to and in face-sharing contact with the continuous curved surface of the composite polymer frame, such that a planar edge of the wear insert is flush with the front-facing surface of the frame, the wear insert comprising a material that is denser than the composite polymer frame,
- wherein the composite polymer frame includes a recessed slot for receiving the wear insert, such that the planar edge of the wear insert is substantially flush with the recessed slot of the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.