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US 6,626,748 B2Granted
Big game hoist and carrier assembly
OwnerPaul A. Homer, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A game hoist and carrier comprises a rack having expandable sides for transporting game from a hunting site. A hoist mast is mounted to the rack, and a vertical support shaft is attached to the rack for stabilizing the game hoist and carrier above a surface during the lifting of an animal carcass.
Claims13
A game hoist and carrier for mounting to an all-terrain vehicle having an electric winch comprising:
- a rack having expandable sides for transporting game from a hunting site;
- a hoist mast mounted to said rack;
- a vertical support shaft attached to said rack for stabilizing said game hoist and carrier during the lifting of an animal carcass;
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- a gambrel placed at a top of said hoist for suspending an animal carcass therefrom, said gambrel comprising:
- a first ring;
- a first wire rope affixed to said first ring and having two lengths extending therefrom;
- each of said lengths depending from said first ring;
- a second wire rope having one end affixed to said first ring;
- a second ring affixed to an opposite end of said second wire rope;
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- a cross bar having a selectively adjustable width, said bar having a hole in each end thereof and each of said holes receiving in a slidable fashion one of said lengths of said first wire rope wherein an end of each length is affixed to said bar thereby forming an adjustable loop between said first wire rope and said bar at each end of said bar.
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A gambrel for suspending an animal carcass above a surface, said gambrel comprising:
- a first ring;
- a first wire rope affixed to said first ring and having two lengths extending therefrom;
- each of said lengths depending from said first ring;
- and
- a cross bar having a selectively adjustable width, said bar being attached to said lengths of said first wire rope and in combination therewith forming an adjustable loop at each end of said bar wherein each of said adjustable loops is formed by one of said lengths of said first wire rope slidably received and extending through a hole at one end of said cross bar, said length of wire rope having a free end thereof affixed to said cross bar, said loop adjustable by sliding said length of said first wire rope within said hole at said end of said cross bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.