Winch bar
OwnerMartin Guentherinventor
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Abstract
A winch bar is provided for use in combination with a strap winding winch for flat bed trailers. The winch bar has two stable positions of engagement with the strap winch. The winch bar will reduce accidents commonly caused by slippage of the winch bar relative to the winch during application of high torque.
Claims7
A winch bar and strap winding winch combination, said strap winding winch having a cylindrical lug having means thereon to spool up a length of strap, said lug having a cylindrical wall, said cylindrical wall having a plurality of holes there through for applying a winding torque to said cylindrical lug, said winch bar comprising;
- an elongated handle, a tip section attached to one end of said elongated handle said tip section having a first bend, said winch bar having a first torque applying position of engagement relative to said winch lug wherein the tip section passes through a first of said plurality of holes and into an adjacent of said holes;
- and said winch bar having a second torque applying position of engagement relative to said lug wherein said tip section passes through only one of said plurality of holes.
A winch bar for use in combination with a strap winding winch, said strap winding winch having a cylindrical lug having means thereon to spool up a length of strap, said cylindrical lug having a cylindrical wall, said cylindrical wall having a plurality of holes there through for applying a winding torque to said cylindrical lug, said winch bar comprising;
- an elongated handle, a tip section attached to one end of said elongated handle said tip section having a first bend, said winch bar having a first stable torque applying position of engagement relative to said winch lug wherein the tip section passes through a first of said plurality of holes and into an adjacent one of said holes;
- and said winch bar having a second stable torque applying position of engagement relative to said lug wherein said tip section passes through only one of said plurality of holes.
A winch bar for use in combination with a strap winding winch, said strap winding winch having a cylindrical lug having means thereon to spool up a length of strap, said lug having a cylindrical wall, said cylindrical wall having a plurality of holes there through, equally spaced around a periphery of said lug for applying a winding torque to said cylindrical lug, said winch bar comprising;
- an elongated handle, a tip section attached to one end of said elongated handle said tip section having a first bend, said winch bar having a first torque applying position of engagement relative to said winch lug wherein the tip section passes through a first of said plurality of holes and into an adjacent of said holes;
- and said winch bar having a second torque applying position of engagement relative to said lug wherein said tip section passes through only one of said plurality of holes.
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