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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2016
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Daniel Madsen, Vineyard, UT (US);
Benjamin Taylor, Provo, UT (US);
Lloyd J. Wilson, Herriman, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Daniel Madsen, Vineyard, UT (US);
Benjamin Taylor, Provo, UT (US);
Lloyd J. Wilson, Herriman, UT (US);
Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
A winch is described comprising a rotatable drum for winding and unwinding a first cable therefrom. The winch contains a cable-wiping apparatus with one or more actuators are activated when the drum rotates in a direction for winding the first cable onto the drum. A mechanical force may be transmitted from the actuator to a second cable that is operatively connected to a wiper clamp. The wiper clamp compresses around the first cable when the cable is pulled in.