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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 19, 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 guide that includes a fairlead for positioning a cable around a rotatable drum, wherein one or more bristles are positioned within an orifice in the fairlead. The bristles may have an angular orientation such that they provide active cable wiping during winding and passive cable wiping during unwinding of the cable around the drum. Active wiping may reduce the likelihood that dirt, mud, debris, and/or other materials accumulate within the winch during winding.