Tahoe rescue tool—rescue hoist
OwnerGeorge Brian Schaferinventor
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Abstract
A rescue hoist is comprised of a receiver tube attached to a mounting bracket. The receiver tube is for attaching to a tow hitch on a motor vehicle. A motor is attached to a gear head. A flange on the gear head is attached to the mounting bracket. A capstan is attached to an output shaft of the gear head. A rotatable plate is attached to the mounting bracket, and is freely rotatable relative to the mounting bracket about an axis of the capstan. A lead block with rollers is attached to the rotatable plate. A rope is wound around the capstan. A control portion of the rope is gripped by an operator, and a load portion is positioned through the lead block between the rollers and attached to a load. The rotatable plate is automatically rotated to align the lead block with the direction of the load portion.
Claims3
A rescue hoist, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a motor attached to said mounting bracket;
- a capstan connected to said motor for winching a rope;
- and
- a lead block for guiding a load portion of said rope extending between said capstan and a load connected to said rope;
- wherein
- said lead block is freely rotatable relative to said mounting bracket about an axis of said capstan to automatically align said lead block with a direction of said load portion of said rope.
A rescue hoist, comprising:
- a mounting bracket;
- a motor attached to said mounting bracket;
- a capstan connected to said motor for winching a rope;
- a rotatable plate attached to said mounting bracket;
- and
- a lead block with rollers, wherein said lead block is attached to said rotatable plate for guiding a load portion of said rope extending between said capstan and a load connected to said rope;
- wherein
- said lead block is freely rotatable relative to said mounting bracket about an axis of said capstan to automatically align said lead block with a direction of said load portion of said rope.
A rescue hoist, comprising:
- a receiver tube for attaching to a tow hitch on a motor vehicle;
- a mounting bracket attached to said receiver tube;
- a motor with a gear head attached to said mounting bracket;
- a capstan attached to said gear head for winching a rope;
- a rotatable plate pivotally attached to said mounting bracket;
- and
- a lead block with rollers, wherein said lead block is attached to said rotatable plate for guiding a load portion of said rope extending between said capstan and a load connected to said rope;
- wherein
- said lead block is freely rotatable relative to said mounting bracket about an axis of said capstan to automatically align said lead block with a direction of said load portion of said rope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.