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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 14, 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 compressional wiper system activated by a sensor that detects which direction a cable is moving. When the cable is being pulled in, the compressional wiper system tightens a clamp or fastens a rotatable clamping device inside a fairlead. The tightened clamp or fastened clamping device act to decrease the likelihood that dirt, mud, debris, or other materials that adhere to the cable accumulate within the winch, by wiping or scraping off said materials from the cable.