Winch having adjustable initial mechanical advantage
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Mar 21, 2014
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a winch having a user-adjustable or variable initial mechanical advantage. In one embodiment, the winch of the present disclosure has an outer drum diameter adjustable between a minimum outer drum diameter, which is associated with a maximum initial mechanical advantage provided by the winch, and a maximum outer drum diameter, which is associated with a minimum initial mechanical advantage provided by the winch. This provides a user with the flexibility to adjust or vary the mechanical advantage of the winch to the user's preference.
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- 8 Japan
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC | 155 HARLEM AVENUE GLENVIEW IL 60025 |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- B66D Class
- 138 Applications Filed
- 118 Patents Issued To-Date
- 85.51 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Chung, Brian Hyuk Joon | Oakbrook Terrace, US | 15 | 246 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 246 | |||
Zhu, Zhengzhong | Zhejiang, CN | 7 | 25 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 25 |
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- 3 Citation Count
- B66D Class
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