Crawl space winch system
AssigneeYour Crawl Space, Inc.
InventorsHenry Bennie Marshall, III, Mitchel Sutherland
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Abstract
A crawl space winch system including a base plate; a winch box carried by said base plate; a winch mechanism disposed in said winch box and having a cable extending out of an opening in a front side of said winch box for attaching to an item; a winch drive shaft extending through a sidewall of said winch box and being operatively associated with said winch mechanism for retracting said cable; and, a primary anchor opening disposed in a generally central portion of said base plate for receiving a portion of a primary anchor to secure said base plate to the ground, and wherein said primary anchor provides a pivot point around which said base plate rotates.
Claims16
A crawl space winch system comprising:
- a base plate;
- a winch box carried by said base plate;
- a winch mechanism disposed in said winch box and having a cable extending out of an opening in a front side of said winch box for attaching to an item;
- a winch drive shaft extending through a sidewall of said winch box and being operatively associated with said winch mechanism for retracting said cable;
- a primary anchor opening disposed in a generally central portion of said base plate for receiving a portion of a primary anchor to secure said base plate to the ground, and wherein said primary anchor provides a pivot point around which said base plate rotates;
- a lid pivotally carried on a top side of said winch box for enclosing said winch box;
- and,
- a shield pivotally carried by said lid and operable between a deployed position extending upwardly from said lid, and a retracted position laying horizontally on top of said lid.
A crawl space winch system comprising:
- a base plate having upturned edge portions that facilitate sliding on the ground;
- a winch box carried by said base plate;
- a winch mechanism disposed in said winch box and having a cable extending out of an opening in said winch box for winching an item;
- a winch drive shaft extending through a sidewall of said winch box being operatively associated with said winch mechanism for retracting said cable;
- wherein said winch drive shaft is adapted to engage a portable electric hand tool for rotating said winch drive shaft;
- at least one storage slot disposed in said winch box for carrying accessory items;
- a lid pivotally carried on a top side of said winch box for enclosing said winch box;
- a shield pivotally carried by said lid and operable between a deployed position extending upwardly from said lid, and a retracted position laying horizontally on top of said lid;
- a primary anchor opening disposed in said base plate for receiving a portion of a primary anchor to secure said base plate to the ground, and wherein said primary anchor provides a pivot point around which said base plate rotates;
- a knee pad disposed on a top side of said base plate;
- at least one drain hole opening dispose in said winch box;
- and,
- a handle opening dispose in said base plate to assist in carrying and moving said base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.