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US 2017/0320710 A1Published application
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;
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- a wear insert positioned within the central opening and comprising a second material, different than the first material.
A fairlead comprising:
- a frame including a central opening extending from a front surface to a rear surface of the frame;
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- a wear insert coupled to walls of the central opening and including a front edge and a back edge, the front edge flush with the front surface of the frame and the back edge flush with the rear surface of the frame.
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, the wear insert comprising a material that is denser than the composite polymer frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.