Compression spring dual-ratchet winch for tie-down systems
AssigneeHyundai Translead
InventorsKaitlyn Paresa, Loc Bui, Weilun Chang
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Abstract
A dual-ratchet winch attached to a plate, the dual-ratchet winch including: a ratchet mechanism coupled to and configured to rotate with respect to the plate, the ratchet mechanism including a pair of gears; a pawl including a pair of pawl tips and a locking hole, the pair of pawl tips configured to engage or disengage the pair of gears of the ratchet mechanism; a pair of wings to accept a pair of compression springs; and a pin assembly configured to keep the pair of pawl tips disengaged from the ratchet mechanism.
Claims19
A dual-ratchet winch attached to a plate, the dual-ratchet winch comprising:
- a ratchet mechanism coupled to and configured to rotate with respect to the plate,
- the ratchet mechanism including a pair of gears and a plurality of holes between the pair of gears, the plurality of holes configured to receive a tie-down bar to rotate the ratchet mechanism with respect to the plate;
- a pawl including a pair of pawl tips and a locking hole, the pair of pawl tips configured to engage or disengage the pair of gears of the ratchet mechanism;
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- a pin assembly configured to keep the pair of pawl tips disengaged from the ratchet mechanism.
A dual-ratchet winch for a car hauler trailer, the dual-ratchet winch comprising:
- a plate attached to a side of the car hauler trailer;
- a gear mechanism coupled to and configured to rotate with respect to the plate, the gear mechanism including a plurality of gears and a plurality of holes between the plurality of gears, the plurality of holes configured to replaceably receive a tie-down bar to rotate the gear mechanism with respect to the plate;
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- a pawl including a plurality of pawl tips configured to engage or disengage the plurality of gears by moving laterally forward or backward.
A winch for a car hauler trailer, the winch comprising:
- a gear mechanism coupled to and configured to rotate with respect to a side of the car hauler trailer, the gear mechanism including at least one gear and a plurality of holes, the plurality of holes configured to replaceably receive a tie-down bar to rotate the gear mechanism with respect to the side of the car hauler trailer;
- a pawl including at least one pawl tip and a handle, wherein the at least one pawl tip is configured to disengage from the gear mechanism by moving the handle laterally away from the at least one gear;
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- a compression spring, wherein the at least one pawl tip is configured to engage the gear mechanism by the compression spring pushing the pawl laterally toward the at least one gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.