Portable Winch and Bollard Device
OwnerNathan Hillinventor
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Abstract
A portable self-tailing winch and rigging bollard device that contains a self-tailing winch and a rigging bollard that are permanently fixed on a rigging plate. Other options include fairleads for rigging lines and ports for additional rigging attachments. The rigging plate is portable and can be easily anchored to any suitable structure located either inside or outside of a building. The self-tailing winch and rigging bollard can be operated by a single individual to control the tension of rigging lines for safely re-positioning or holding a load. For optimal safety, both the self-tailing winch and rigging bollard are fastened to the load and synchronously operated with fairleads to maintain or alter position of the load to a desired location.
Claims19
A portable winch and bollard device comprising:
- a) a rigging plate;
- b) a winch, wherein the winch is permanently attached to the rigging plate;
- c) a rigging bollard, wherein rigging bollard is permanently attached to the rigging plate;
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- d) the winch and rigging bollard device is portable.
A portable winch and bollard device method to safely move a load using two rigging lines without obstructing each other, comprising:
- a) anchoring the rigging plate of the portable winch and bollard device to a structure using eyelets or openings with a strap or a line, wherein a winch and a rigging bollard are permanently attached to the rigging plate of the portable winch and bollard device;
- b) securing the two rigging lines to the load;
- c) passing the rigging lines over a support above the portable winch and bollard device;
- d) routing a first rigging line outside a fairlead and the rigging bollard toward the winch on the device;
- e) wrapping the first rigging line around the drum of the winch, wherein the first rigging line is secured or unsecured;
- f) routing a second rigging line outside the second fairlead on the opposite side and around the rigging bollard;
- g) wrapping the second rigging line around the rigging bollard, wherein the second rigging line is secured or unsecured;
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- h) advancing the winch to tension the first rigging line to securely raise, to lower, or to hold the load, wherein the second rigging line is used with the first rigging line to safely move the load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.