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FIXED SPOOL WINCH MECHANISM

  • US 3,782,692 A
  • Filed: 02/07/1973
  • Issued: 01/01/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A winch comprising:

  • a frame, a spool having a substantially vertical axis supported by said frame, means defining a vertical passage through said spool, a line secured to structure above said spool projecting through said passage, a plate journaled for rotation about the axis of said spool, a bail pivotally mounted on said plate, said bail being pivotal through an arc intersecting said vertical axis, striker means mounted on said frame, said striker means pivoting said bail to pick up said line upon rotation of said plate in one direction, and said striker means pivoting said bail to release said line upon rotation of said plate in an opposite direction.

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