| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 254323000 | With vehicle for supporting drum | 36 |
| 20080224112 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN IMPLEMENT FOR A MACHINE - A method and apparatus for operating an implement for a machine is provided. The machine has a body, a pump, an implement, an operator station, a first operator input device, and a second operator input device. The pump is mounted to the body and has a first operating range. The implement is mounted to the body and coupled to the pump. The operator station is positioned on the body. The first operator input device is located within the operator station and operable to control the implement over the first operating range and the second operator input device is positioned external to the operator station and operable to control the implement over a second operating range. The second operating range is less than the first operating range. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080258124 | Winch - The invention concerns a winch ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090032786 | SPARE TIRE CARRIER HAVING OVERLOAD PROTECTION WITH CONTROLLED CABLE PAYOUT - A tire carrier assembly is operative to provide a controlled payout of cable in response to an application of a minimum predetermined amount of force upon the tire carrier assembly. The tire carrier assembly includes a housing having a bottom wall and a side wall extending outwardly from the bottom wall defining an interior space. A rotation shaft is coupled to the housing and having a longitudinal axis. A sheave is coupled to the shaft and rotatable about the longitudinal axis. A gear member extends from the sheave and is rotatable therewith about the longitudinal axis. A pin fixedly secured to the housing. A torque plate has a gear portion epicyclically engaged with the gear member of the sheave. The torque plate has an arm portion extending generally radially outwardly with respect to the gear portion. The torque plate has a closed-ended slot formed in the arm portion and receiving the pin therethrough. The arm portion has legs extending along opposite sides of the slot. At least one of the legs has a weakened area at which the arm portion deforms in response to an application of a predetermined amount of force upon the tire carrier assembly and contacts an inner surface of the housing to provide a controlled payout of a cable from the sheave. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090146119 | Method and means for providing an accessory mounting point at the forward end of an all-terrain vehicle - A method and means for providing an accessory mounting point at the forward end of an all-terrain vehicle wherein an accessory mounting bracket is secured to a winch fairlead which may be a conventional fairlead or a roller fairlead. The accessory mounting bracket is normally positioned between the ATV winch and the fairlead and is held in place by bolts extending from the winch or the winch mounting bracket through the accessory mounting bracket and then through the fairlead. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090236576 | Auxiliay winch for automobile - A winch is provided for mounting to a wheel of an automobile, including spaced and opposite first and second disks connected by an axle, a cable having a distal end forming a hook, and two nut members. The first disk forms two through holes at opposite locations and each through hole is constituted by a small-diameter outer hole section and a large-diameter inner hole section to form a circumferential internal shoulder therebetween, serving to support a nut member received in the through hole. The second disk forms two bores corresponding to the through holes for the extension of a tool for tightening the nut member. The axle has an outer circumference forming a notch to which a proximal end of the cable is received and fixed. The first disk is secured to the wheel by the nut members received in the through holes and engaging wheel studs. The hook of the cable can be releasably attached to a fixed object so that by operating an engine of the automobile to rotate the wheel, the axle winds the cable thereon to induce a driving force to the automobile by the cable thereby freeing the automobile from for example trapping mud. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110057158 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORTING OF ELONGATED, BULKY PRODUCTS - Elongated, bulky products are transported by means of a cable-guided lift body ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110127478 | HANG-UP DEVICE FOR AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE - Apparatus for fastening an all-terrain vehicle (F) on steep terrain at stationary hang-up means ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110198547 | Anchor windlass for boats - A windlass for a boat pulls in an anchor rode. A chainwheel mounted on a shaft has an annular groove to engage the anchor rode. A flexible retainer with a leaf spring is disposed across the chainwheel annular groove to press the rode into the chainwheel annular groove. The retainer has trunnions that pivot and slide transversely in upper and lower arcuate grooves, toward the slack portion of the rode. A housing is attached to a base and covers the rode for safety. The housing has the upper arcuate groove and an arcuate member has the lower arcuate groove. The base, housing, and arcuate member are aligned with three key members that engage one another. The rode slides on a low friction wear plate attached to the base. A funnel with a mouth facing forward is mounted on the base for directing the rode downward through a nozzle into the boat. A motor drive has an electric motor and a worm gear transmission attached to the shaft lower end for rotating the shaft. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110248228 | Winch and Trailer Hitch - A device that mounts into a vehicle's hitch receiver on a first end and providing a hitch ball on a second end also having a winch disposed between the first and second end. The winch is preferably removable from the balance of the device for ease of installation, transport and security. When in use, the winch may be locked in any of several predetermined angles relative to the hitch receiver so that the force of the winch may be directed in an advantageous direction. In a variation, a guide is provided so that the winch may be more easily used to guide a trailer onto the hitch ball. Generally the winch and hitch feature may be used independently of each other or used together. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110297903 | WINCH ASSEMBLY - A winch assembly includes a winch and a hitch assembly coupled to the winch. The hitch assembly includes an attachment bar, a spear receiving portion and a spear configured to be seated in the spear receiving portion. A cable is coupled to the winch and the spear for extending and/or retracting the spear relative to the spear receiving portion. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120145980 | MOUNTING BRACKET - A winch mounting bracket for attaching to a vehicle has coupling points arranged and adapted for engagement with corresponding anchor points on the vehicle to secure releasably the winch unit to the vehicle. The coupling points include a sleeve and a pair of latch pins. The sleeve is positioned between the latch pins and arranged to engage a pin or hook on the vehicle. The pins are slidable to engage holes in the vehicle and are biased to a latching position to maintain engagement with the holes. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120181492 | Horizontal anchor windlass for boats - A windlass for a boat has an electric motor and drive gears mounted to a base. A chainwheel is mounted on a shaft extending through a divider plate. The chainwheel has a first portion and an opposite second portion joined for rotation in unison, and forming an annular groove adapted to engage an anchor rode. First and second clutch disks frictionally engage the chainwheel to transmit torque. A nut threaded onto the shaft end retains the clutch disks and the chainwheel on the shaft. The nut allows selective adjustment of the frictional engagement of the clutch. A stripper plate helps to transmit pulling forces from the rode to the base, reducing radial forces on the shaft, and also serves to strip the rode from engagement with the chainwheel. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120319064 | Foldable table lift assist apparatus - A lift-assist apparatus, including an arm having a medial portion, a distal end, and a proximal end. One or more pulleys are attached to a surface of the medial portion. An upright support includes an upper horizontal bar and a lower horizontal bar, and a hinge point is formed medially on the upper horizontal bar. A turnbuckle has a fixed end and a connecting end, the fixed end attached to the lower horizontal bar, the connecting end adapted to attach to the medial portion. The hinge point is configured as a pair of opposing tabs defining a space in which the medial portion resides, wherein a pin can be inserted through each tab and through the medial portion to pivotally fix the arm on the upright support such that the arm can pivot in an upward and downward direction and be locked into a fixed position using the turnbuckle. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130119329 | WINCH - A winch for a sailboat comprises a support for mounting the winch with respect to a sailboat, a winch drum rotatable with respect to the support, a ring gear fixed with respect to the winch drum, a main drive gear meshing with the ring gear for driving rotation of the winch drum, a manual drive spindle | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130119330 | WINCH - A winch for a sailboat comprises a support for mounting the winch with respect to a sailboat, a winch drum rotatable with respect to the support, a manual drive socket for receiving a crank handle for manual driving of the winch and a motor for powered driving of the winch. The winch provides at least two manual forward winding gearing ratios selectable according to the direction of rotation of the manual drive socket. Motor-operated forward and reverse winding can be provided. The winch can lock against reverse winding when the crank handle is located in the drive socket. Control means are provided for controlling the motor. The control means has two selectable on-off controls only, a forwards control being exclusively for controlling on-off motor-operated forward winding of the winch drum and a reverse control being exclusively for controlling on-off motor-operated reverse winding of the winch drum. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130119331 | WINCH - A self-tailing arrangement for a winch comprises a rope guide channel defined by upper and lower guide rings which are rotatable with a drum and adapted to grip rope therein. A feeder arm guides rope between the drum and the rope guide channel and is fixed with respect to a support. A spring-mounted retainer guide guides rope between the rope guide channel and an unloaded end of the rope. The drum is rotatable with respect to the retainer guide. The retainer guide has a retainer lip extending partially circumferentially around the self-tailing assembly to at least partially enclose a portion of the rope guide channel. The retainer guide further defines at least one side of an opening adjacent the retainer lip, the opening being sized to conduct rope through the opening during reverse winding of the winch, the rope thereby being retained in the rope guide channel by the retainer lip. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130292619 | WINCH FOR A SHIP - A winch for a ship and for hauling in or laying out chain ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140070153 | Hoist Health And Usage Monitoring System And Components Thereof - Health and usage monitoring systems for aircraft hoist systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a health and usage monitoring system comprises a capacitive load cell and a processing unit for communication with the capacitive load cell, the capacitive load cell comprising a load receiving surface and a capacitive assembly coupled to the load receiving surface, the capacitive assembly comprising parallel electrically conductive plates separated by a reversibly deformable spacer construction wherein the parallel plates comprise aligned apertures providing a passageway through the capacitive assembly for the hoist system cable. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140246634 | POWER-ASSISTED WINCH - A power-assisted winch includes a rotatable drum for receiving a line thereabout. The power-assisted winch further includes a trigger mechanism configured to be releasably engaged upon a force exerted on the line. The trigger mechanism selectively activates a power source providing power to the winch to assist with hauling the line when engaged. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140346419 | WORKING MACHINE AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a working machine including a device to be maintained and a winch disposed thereover and enabling a maintenance operation. The working machine includes a base machine, at least one device to be maintained installed at the base machine, and a winch which is driven to wind an operation rope. The winch is attached to the base machine to be pivotable, about a winch support shaft, between a use position at which the winch is used while closing at least a part of a maintenance space over the device to be maintained and a maintenance position at which the winch opens the maintenance space upward to enable the maintenance operation to be performed. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140367624 | RETRACTABLE FRAME FOR A MAINTENANCE VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a frame ( | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150069311 | SPARE WHEEL PICKUP ASSEMBLY - A unit for picking up a spare wheel. According to one implementation the unit includes a drum which rotates for winding or unwinding a cable, the drum having a body with a side surface wherein which is formed a helical groove that receives the cable, one end of the cable being attached to a terminal, the terminal being pivotal with respect to the body of the drum. The pivotal movement of the terminal being blocked by at least one turn of the cable when the cable is at least partially wound on the drum. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150137054 | LINE HAULING DEVICE - A line hauling device such as a windlass is disclosed for marine craft. The device has a support, a drum held on the support and rotatable with respect to the support, a motor for selectably driving rotation of the drum in a forward (hauling) direction and a reverse (paying out) direction, and a line laying mechanism for laying the line onto the drum. The drum is adapted to store the line on the drum. When operated in the forward direction, the line-laying mechanism lays the line onto the drum in a first series of turns. On completion of the first series of turns the line-laying mechanism lays the line in a second series of turns overlying the first series of turns. The line-laying mechanism includes a carriage which is driven reciprocally with respect to the drum by rotation of the drum. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150307332 | Power Winch Display Panel - A power winch display panel installed at the front of a power winch and electrically connected to an electric control device of the power winch includes a primary power-on display area, and a temperature warning display area. The primary power-on display area uses a light emitting signal to display a CLOSE status of the power winch and a usable status of the power supply; the motor vehicle power level display area uses plural blocks and a light emitting signal to show a power level of the power winch installed on a motor vehicle, and different blocks are matched with different colored light emitting signals; and the temperature warning display area displays a light emitting signal to warn an operator to stop operating the power source when the temperature of the power source reaches a predetermined value. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150329335 | MOBILE WINCH SYSTEM - A mobile winching system is provided, whereby a preferred embodiment describes a motorized winch and power source mounted on a small frame that includes wheels, a handle, and a means for securing the winch system during operation. This mobile winch system provides a way to transport and operate a winch in areas that are otherwise inaccessible by traditional vehicle mounted winches. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160159624 | WINCH CONTROL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A RETAINING DEVICE FOR A CABLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT - Disclosed is a winch control arrangement, including a retaining device for a cable, a rotatable drum having a rotational axis, and a substantially circular, centric storage part with a storage surface containing at least two windings of cable. The distance of the storage surface to the rotational axis is substantially constant. An eccentric holding part with a holding surface contains at least two cable windings. The distance of the holding surface to the rotational axis varies around the circumference of the holding part. A cable guide lies at a perpendicular distance from the rotational axis and the drum itself, and is movable substantially parallel to the rotational axis between a first position allowing cable winding on the centric storage part and a second position allowing cable winding on the eccentric part. The cable guide is connected to automatic movement unit for moving the cable guide between the two positions. | 06-09-2016 |
| 254325000 | Having rotatable, cable guiding, pulley wheel element spaced from drum | 10 |
| 20100072442 | Lift For Servicing Aircraft - A compact, easily maneuverable lift that may be readily positioned and operated by one person, that is quickly and accurately adjustable to the desired height, and that is particularly applicable to servicing heavy parts such as aircraft batteries. The lift is easy to manufacture and may include a load platform configured to fit into tight spaces. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20130026431 | PIPE LAYER AND WARM-UP METHOD FOR PIPE LAYER - A warm-up pilot pressure control unit adjusts pilot pressure inputted to a first flow channel open/close unit so that the flow channel open/close unit is switched to an open state when a warm-up start state is entered under the necessary condition that a first winch operation member is in a neutral position. When the first flow channel open/close unit is in the open state, a first pump displacement adjustment unit adjusts the displacement of a first hydraulic pump so that the differential pressure between a first pump hydraulic circuit and a first warm-up hydraulic circuit becomes constant at a predetermined set pressure. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20150014614 | APPARATUS FOR ANCHORING AN OFFSHORE VESSEL - An apparatus for anchoring a floating off-shore unit or other type of floating vessel, comprising a rotatably mounted chain sprocket wheel ( | 01-15-2015 |
| 254326000 | Element repositionable relative to drum | 4 |
| 20100200822 | Vehicle-mountable hoist - Embodiments include an apparatus comprising a first part to be removably secured to a receiver hitch of a vehicle. The first part is removably integrated with a boom receiver. The boom receiver can be removably connected to a boom extending upward at an angle from the first part. An electric powered winch can be attached to the boom receiver. The winch includes a cable to hang down from the boom. Coupled to the cable is a device to connect an object to be moved by the apparatus. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100295005 | Hoist device - A hoist device adaptable to lift or pull load material of various types. The hoist device is attachable to the trailer hitch of a vehicle and comprises a telescopic boom of a pair of rectangular tubular members attachable slidably to a base support member. In adjacent position on the base support is a control post member to which other components are attached, including a motor-driven winch positionable on the upright end thereof. A lifting component is attachable to the end of the boom member to be able to rotate easily, in any direction, since the angular movement of the boom member is always only one direction in regard to the axis of the boom member. A cable is used to operate the movement of the boom member, and has one end attached to the winch and a second end attached to a rigid component on the boom member after engaging pulley means on the boom member or control post member as chosen to provide suitable angular orientation of the boom member and telescopic extension of the boom member. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110204305 | SIDE PULLER ACCESSORY FRAME FOR A CAR CARRIER AND FOR A TOW TRUCK - A side puller accessory frame for a tow truck having a cab and a truck frame mounts to the truck frame behind the cab. The accessory frame preferably includes two stiff legs, a wire rope winch mounted transverse to the longitudinal axis of the truck that provides pulling force via a removable pivotable center sheave that directs the pulling force to sides or the rear of the truck as desired. The accessory frame may include a removable pivotable side sheave that may mount in a side sheave mounting tube. The side puller accessory frame makes a conventional car carrier with a roll back bed a recovery truck. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20160167933 | COLLAPSIBLE HOISTING APPARATUS | 06-16-2016 |
| 254327000 | Plural elements | 3 |
| 20110168961 | Winching Apparatus - A winching apparatus includes a fairlead mounted to a vehicle and a fifth roller mounted below the fairlead that is positioned and sized such that the cable does not contact any portion of the vehicle between the fairlead and the fifth roller when the cable passes from the winch and under the vehicle. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20130037768 | Portable hoist for hand trucks - A portable hoist adapted for attachment to a hand truck nose plate is disclosed. The hoist comprises an adapter that sandwiches the nose plate, and a hole or holes may be fabricated in the nose plate for securing hardware to be installed, such as a bolt, bolts, strap, etc. Receivers on the hoist hold removable, load supportive legs securely in place. Casters may be attached to legs to improve mobility. A jib assembly capable of several height settings remains reasonably level at all times when in use, making it ideal for tight spaces. The pivot point of the arm is at end of the mast opposite the adapter assembly, the other end attaching to the handle of the hand truck and securing with a latch. A winch attached to the arm provides a cable extending to and about a sheave or sheaves, terminating beyond the sheave carried at the free end of the jib boom. A brace on the mast allows the arm latch to secure when the arm is collapsed. The jib assembly folds downward with a brake to hold the boom reasonably parallel to the mast. A cable securing hook is attached to the mast, and with slight tension on the cable, the latch brace and cable hook enable the hoist to be carried about easily, utilizing the boom as a handle. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20160107867 | Load Handling Device and Method for Using the Same - A load handling device is for lifting and lowering a load. The load handling device includes an elongated member adapted to be connected to a load and a capstan, including one or more sheaves, through which the elongated member is running, the capstan defining a low tension side and high tension side of the elongated member. The load handling device further comprises a tension regulating member adapted to operate at the low tension side of the elongated member. A method is for lifting and lowering a load via a load handling device. | 04-21-2016 |
