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US 4,304,372 AGranted
Water-ski towline winch assembly
OwnerRichard E. Smith, William L. Bryantinventors
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A water-ski towline winch assembly comprises a support member adapted to be mounted on a boat and an annular drum rotatably mounted on the support member. A handle is rotatably mounted on the support member to rotate the drum to selectively reel-in or reel-out the towline, via a stepped-down gear set. A plurality of slots are formed in the drum whereby floats secured on the towline may be positioned exteriorly of the drum in non-interfering relationship with the towline which is wrapped on the drum. A release mechanism is provided for permitting the gear set to free-wheel to troll out the towline. Two embodiments of the invention are disclosed herein with one of the embodiments (FIGS. 7-11) including a mounting bracket for vertical or horizontal securance to the hull of the boat and a support bracket attachable to the mounting bracket and having the winch assembly proper mounted thereon.
A water-ski towline winch assembly in combination with a towline having at least one float attached thereto, said winch assembly comprising:
In a water-ski towline winch assembly having a support member attachable on a boat, a drum rotatably mounted on said support member, a rotary input shaft, a rotary output shaft connected to said drum to rotate the same, and gear means for transmitting rotary motion of said input shaft to rotary motion of said output shaft, and disengagement means for selectively disengaging said input shaft from said gear means for permitting free-wheeling of said drum, the improvement comprising mounting bracket means for securance to a boat, a support bracket having the support member of said winch assembly releasably attached thereto, first means for releasably attaching said support bracket at a first orientation on said mounting bracket means, and second means for attaching said support bracket at a second, different orientation on said mounting bracket means.
A water-ski towline drum for releasable attachment to a drive shaft of a water-ski towline winch assembly comprising
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