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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2005
Martin Faucher, Katevale, CA;
Michel Corriveau, Eaton, CA;
Martin Faucher, Katevale, CA;
Michel Corriveau, Eaton, CA;
BHM Medical Inc., Saint-John, New-Brunswick, CA;
Abstract
A winch assembly comprising a) a person lowering and raising winch component attached to a carriage component, the carriage component being configured for coupling to a carriage track of an overhead support for displacement thereof along the carriage track and b) a carriage displacement component for inducing displacement of the carriage component along the carriage track, the carriage displacement component comprising an electric motor element and a clutch coupling element the electric motor element being configured for providing driving effort for the displacement of the carriage component along the carriage track the clutch coupling element being configured for coupling and de-coupling the driving effort of the electric motor element such that