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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Southwire Company, Llc, Carrollton, GA (US);
Inventor:
Peter Rodriguez, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwire Company, LLC, Carrollton, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/14 (2006.01); B66D 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D 1/14 (2013.01); B66D 1/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are winches comprising an overload protection mechanism. Certain aspects can comprise a drive gear frictionally coupled to a driven gear. Winch assemblies disclosed herein also can be configured to connect to common power tools such as may allow a user to operate the winch without specific training or knowledge of the application to which the winch is applied, without concern for damaging the tool within which the winch is applied. Material lifts, for instance, are contemplated herein as comprising the disclosed winches.