Recovery Unit for Recovering Vehicles
AssigneeCGB Holdings, L.L.C.
InventorJames D. Bennett, JR.
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Abstract
A vehicle recovery unit for use with an operating vehicle. The vehicle recovery unit has a frame, a mounting system coupled to the frame, a boom assembly, a pivoting horse head assembly coupled to the boom assembly, a winch, and a cable wound upon the winch. The frame has an angled front plate and a rear plate. The mounting system is configured for releasable attachment to the operating vehicle. The boom assembly is coupled to the frame and extends beyond the front plate of the frame.
Claims20
A vehicle recovery unit for use with an operating vehicle, the vehicle recovery unit comprising:
- a frame having a front plate and a rear plate, the front plate having at least one angle, such that the front plate is multi-planar;
- a mounting system coupled to the frame, the mounting system being configured for releasable attachment to the operating vehicle;
- a boom assembly having a rearward end and a forward end, the rearward end being coupled to the frame and the forward end extending up to beyond the front plate of the frame;
- a pivoting horse head assembly coupled to the forward end of the boom assembly, the pivoting horse head assembly having at least one pivot point;
- a winch carried by the frame;
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- a cable wound upon the winch, the cable extending from the winch, along the boom assembly, and through the pivoting horse head assembly.
A vehicle recovery unit for use with an operating vehicle, the vehicle recovery unit comprising:
- a frame having a front plate and a rear plate, the front plate having at least one angle, such that the front plate is multiplanar;
- a blade system;
- a mounting system coupled to the frame, the mounting system being configured for releasable attachment to the operating vehicle;
- a boom assembly having a rearward end and a forward end, the rearward end being coupled to the frame and the forward end extending up to the front plate of the frame;
- a pivoting horse head assembly coupled to the forward end of the boom assembly;
- a winch coupled to the frame;
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- a cable wound upon the winch, the cable extending from the winch, along the boom assembly, and through the pivoting horse head assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.