(19)
(11) EP 0 875 483 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/45

(21) Application number: 98303456.2

(22) Date of filing: 01.05.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B66D 1/36, B66D 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 02.05.1997 GB 9708882

(71) Applicant: Bushey Hall Winches & Equipment Ltd.
Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 3EE (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ayres, Eric Edward
    Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 4BQ (GB)

(74) Representative: Kensett, John Hinton 
Saunders & Dolleymore, 9 Rickmansworth Road
Watford, Hertfordshire WD1 7HE
Watford, Hertfordshire WD1 7HE (GB)

   


(54) Winch apparatus


(57) Winching apparatus provided on a vehicle, comprising a winch (10), a winch cable (18) and a cable path comprising a first pulley (14) mounted about a fixed pivot and a second pulley (15), the winch cable being passed partially around the first pulley and the second pulley, so that the return angle of the cable to the winch remains constant regardless of the varying angle of the cable past the second pulley as a vehicle is winched in. The second pulley may be mounted to be movable sideways, to accommodate vehicles whose damage tends to cause them to move sideways during winching.






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