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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
John D Hull, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
Dutton-Lainson Company, Hastings, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
254357 ; 7457 / ; 7457 / ; 254376 ;
Abstract
A mechanical winch includes a ratchet lever having a single pawl which may be positioned in either one of two orientations in order to preclude clockwise or counterclockwise movement of the winch, drum or reel. In each orientation, the ratchet lever may also be positioned in a free wheeling position for the drum.