Hand winch handle with release feature that permits cable to wind off of winch drum without handle rotation

A hand winch that includes a drum for carrying a strand wound thereon and including gear teeth, a drive gear having teeth thereon mounted in a driving relation to the gear teeth of the drum, and a handle assembly mounted on the drive gear for rotating the drive gear as the handle assembly is rotated...

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Main Author SUTTON JAMES A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.06.2004
Edition7
Subjects
ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM
CAPSTANS
CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HAULING
HOISTING
HOISTS
HOLOGRAPHY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
LIFTING
NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS
TRANSPORTING
TRAPPING
WINCHES
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Summary:A hand winch that includes a drum for carrying a strand wound thereon and including gear teeth, a drive gear having teeth thereon mounted in a driving relation to the gear teeth of the drum, and a handle assembly mounted on the drive gear for rotating the drive gear as the handle assembly is rotated. An engagement assembly 8 is positioned intermediate the drive gear and the handle assembly for winding the strand onto or off of the drum by the handle assembly when the strand is under tension and disengaging the handle assembly from the drive gear when tension on the strand is released to allow the drum to rotate while the handle assembly is stationary.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20020321736