High speed winch rewind adapter

A winch adapter having an axis of rotation and configured to couple with a winch and to rotate the winch along the axis of rotation when a torque is applied to the winch adapter, the winch adapter comprising:

• a body sized to at least partially surround a portion of the winch when the winch adapter is coupled to the winch;
• a drive connector having an external profile at least partially external to the body and configured to receive a torque;
• an internal portion at least partially surrounded by the body and at least a portion of the winch when the winch adapter is coupled to the winch, the internal portion extending opposite the external profile;
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• an extension member mounted adjacent the body and movable to be positioned at least partially within the body, and wherein at least a portion of the extension member, when the winch adaptor is coupled to the winch, is configured to engage at least a portion of the winch so that the winch may be rotated along the axis of rotation when the torque is applied to the external profile.

An adapter having an axis of rotation for coaxially coupling with a winch and configured to rotate the winch with a ratchet mechanism along the axis of rotation when a torque is received at the adapter, the adapter comprising:

• a body sized to at least partially surround a portion of the winch when the adapter is coupled to the winch;
• a drive connector having a central volume defined by a channel extending through at least a portion of the drive connector, the drive connector being at least partially external to the body, the drive connector external to the body having an external profile and configured to receive the torque about the central volume;
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• a coupling mechanism configured to couple the drive connector to the portion of the winch such that the portion of the winch rotates in response to the rotation of the drive connector.

A method for coaxially coupling an adapter with a winch, the adapter having an axis of rotation, and rotating the winch with a ratchet mechanism along the axis of rotation when a torque is received at the adapter, the method comprising:

• positioning a body of the adapter to at least partially around a portion of the winch, the body sized to at least partially surround the portion of the winch when the adapter is coupled to the winch;
• engaging a coupling mechanism configured to couple the body to the portion of the winch;
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• receiving the torque at a drive connector of the adapter that is at least partially external to the body and at least partially surrounded by the body and at least a portion of the winch when the adapter is coupled to the winch, the drive connector external to the body having an external profile to receive the torque, the torque causing a rotation of the drive connector, such that the portion of the winch rotates in response to the rotation of the drive connector.