Winch handle
OwnerPaul Robergeinventor
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Abstract
A method of attaching a handle to a halyard winch on a sail boat in order to increase the mechanical advantage of the handle. The method comprises removing the standard halyard winch handle, removing the standard ship's wheel, and placing the ship's wheel on the halyard winch in place of the halyard winch handle. Also, a device is used to attach the ship's wheel to the halyard winch which has a first end inserted into the halyard winch and a second end for securing the ship's wheel thereto. Turning the ship's wheel will turn the halyard winch, and since the ship's wheel is larger than a normal winch handle, a mechanical advantage will be realized.
Claims4
A method for increasing the mechanical advantage of a halyard winch on a ship, the halyard winch having a socket attached thereto and a halyard winch handle having a first length received in the socket, said ship having a ship's wheel for steering said ship, said ship's wheel being attached to a steering mechanism by a retainer nut, said ship's wheel having a diameter which is larger than said first length of said halyard winch handle, and means for attaching said ship's wheel to said socket, said means having a first end and a second end, said method comprising:
- inserting said first end of said means for attaching said ship's wheel into said socket attached to said halyard winch,
- placing said ship's wheel on said second end of said means, and
- securing said ship's wheel to said means by placing a nut on said second end, thereby securing said ship's wheel to said means,
- whereby since said ship's wheel has a diameter larger than said first length of said halyard winch handle, said halyard winch will have a mechanical advantage that will allow said halyard winch to move heavier objects.
A device for attaching a ship's wheel to a halyard winch, said halyard winch having a socket, said device comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end,
- said body having a plurality of spaced splines on said first end and an externally threaded portion adjacent said second end,
- locking means for locking said body into said socket,
- said body having a portion between said first and second ends, adapted to receive a ship's wheel, and
- means cooperating with said externally threaded portion for holding a ship's wheel on said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.