Winch management system
OwnerScott M. Stilwell, Noah R. Davis +1inventors
InventorsScott M. Stilwell, Noah R. Davis, Kevin J. Csehoski
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Abstract
A winch cable management system for securing a winch cable on a tow truck comprising the winch cable operationally associated with a winch and secured to a winch drum on one end and having a hook or similar device on its opposite end, a support bracket secured to the tow truck, one or more tension reels secured to the support bracket, a tension cable secured to the hook at one end and the tension reel at an opposite end, wherein the length of the tension cable extending off the tension reel adjusts in response to movement of the hook relative to the winch such that the tension cable controls the position of the hook relative to the winch and relative to the winch cable management system.
Claims20
A winch cable management system 10 for securing a winch cable 25 on a tow truck 30 comprising:
- a support bracket 60 secured to the tow truck 30;
- one or more tension reels 40 secured to the support bracket 60;
- a tension cable 41 secured to one said tension reel 40 at one end and secured to a hook 26 at an opposite end;
- wherein said hook 26 is secured to a winch cable 25 which is operationally associated with and secured to a winch drum on said tow truck 30;
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- wherein a length of said tension cable 41 extending off said tension reel 40 adjusts in response to movement of the hook 26 relative to the tension reel 40 such that said tension cable 41 controls a position of the hook 26 relative to said tension reel 40.
A method for managing a winch cable 25 on a tow truck 30 comprising the steps of:
- providing a winch cable management system 10 for securing the winch cable 25 on a tow truck 30 comprising:
- a support bracket 60 secured to the tow truck 30;
- one or more tension reels 40 secured to the support bracket 60;
- a tension cable 41 secured to one said tension reel 40 at one end and having an attachment loop 42 on an opposite end;
- wherein a hook 26 is secured to an end of said winch cable 25 which is operationally associated with and secured to a winch drum on said tow truck 30;
- securing the hook 26 to the attachment loop 42;
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- controlling a position of the hook 26 relative to said winch 20 and to said tension reel 40 by allowing a length of said tension cable 41 extending off said tension reel 40 to adjust in response to movement of the hook 26 relative to the winch 20 and the tension reel 40.
A winch cable management system 10 for securing a winch cable 25 on a tow truck 30 comprising:
- a support bracket 60 secured to the tow truck 30;
- one or more tension reels 40 secured to the support bracket 60;
- a tension cable 41 secured to each said tension reel 40 at one end and having an attachment loop 42 on an opposite end;
- a shackle 55, a clip/carabiner 58, or a combination thereof is secured to said attachment loop 42;
- wherein a hook 26 is secured to a winch cable 25 which is operationally associated with and secured to a winch drum on said tow truck 30;
- wherein said hook is releasably secured to said shackle 55, said clip/carabiner 58, or a combination thereof;
- wherein a length of said tension cable 41 extending off said tension reel 40 adjusts in response to movement of the hook 26 relative to the tension reel 40 such that said tension cable 41 controls a position of the hook 26 relative to said tension reel 40.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.