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US 11,981,170 B2Granted
Winch rigging link
OwnerStephen Handburyinventor
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A winch rigging link has a body defining a cable retainer and a soft shackle retainer at opposite ends. The body has a length, a width less than the length, and a depth less than the width. Furthermore, the body defines opposing faces bounded by the length and width and spaced apart by the depth. The soft shackle retainer comprises a channel running widthwise across the soft shackle retainer an in between the faces. The channel defines a bearing surface having curvature in a lengthwise and widthwise plane. The cable retainer may be permanently attached to a winch cable and the soft shackle retainer attached to a soft shackle or the like when required for winch rigging. The configuration of the link maximises the bend radius of the soft shackle or the like retained by the soft shackle retainer, despite the relatively narrow profile of the body thereof.
A winch rigging link having a body defining a cable retainer and a soft shackle retainer at opposite ends, the body having a length, a width less than the length, and a depth less than the width, the body defining opposing faces bound by the length and width and spaced apart by the depth and wherein the soft shackle retainer comprises a channel running widthwise across the soft shackle retainer in between the faces, the channel defining a bearing surface having curvature in a lengthwise and widthwise plane and wherein the cable retainer comprises a widthwise pin removably insertable between bifurcated portions of the cable retainer and wherein the bifurcated portions are integrally formed as a single piece and fixed with respect to each other.
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