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US 7,278,808 B1Granted
Cargo winch driver
OwnerGlenn Lewis Sisk, Sr., Glenn Lewis Sisk, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A driver for rewinding a cargo winch strap includes a cordless drill and an adapter. The adapter fits into the chuck of the drill and has two movable jaws. The jaws close onto and grip the collar of the cargo winch as soon as the drill is placed into reverse and open to release the collar as soon as the direction of the drill is changed from reverse to forward.
Claims5
A driver for use with a cargo winch, said device comprising:
- a drill having a chuck;
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- an adapter having
- a plate having a first side and an opposing second side,
- a bit stem carried by said first side of said plate and being receivable in said chuck of said drill so that said drill can rotate said plate when said chuck is rotated, and
- a pair of jaws carried by said second side of said plate, each jaw of said pair of jaws being pivotally attached off center of said plate, said pair of jaws being rotatable between a closed position and an open position when said plate is rotated, said pair of jaws rotating to said closed position when said drill rotates said plate in a first direction and to said open position when said drill rotates said plate in an opposing direction.
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