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US 6,494,437 B1Granted
Boom mounted winch
OwnerMark L. Boyerinventor
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Abstract
A winch spooled with a cable is provided for mounting on the boom of a host vehicle. The winch is surrounded by a frame housing that is capable of withstanding the forces applied by the host vehicle. A braking mechanism is provided for controlling the spooling and unspooling of the cable. The winch is mounted on the boom of a host vehicle by a conventional attachment that is used for other custom tools such as buckets of a backhoe.
Claims14
A boom mountable winch comprising:
- a winch spooled with a cable;
- a housing surrounding the winch that allows free movement of the cable;
- an attachment means on said housing for engagement to a boom of a host vehicle with a custom tool attachment comprising at least two extensions from the housing provided with connection points for the custom tool connection to the boom of the host vehicle;
- spooling and unspooling means for the cable;
- and
- a brake mechanism to control the spooling and unspooling of the cable.
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A boom mountable winch comprising:
- a drum spooled with cable;
- a generally rectangular frame housing in which the drum is mountable for rotatable movement allowing for movement of the cable as it is spooled off and on the drum;
- a power system for spooling and unspooling the cable;
- a custom tool connection comprising at least two plates mounted on the frame housing with openings to receive at least two attachment pins spaced to correspond to means for receiving the pins on a custom tool attachment on the boom of a host vehicle;
- and
- means for securing the winch with the attachment pins to the custom tool attachment of the host vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.