Rope anchor for a winch

摘要

A winch includes a motor and a rotatable drum drivingly attached to the motor. The rotatable drum includes an anchor pocket therein. A cable includes a proximal end connected to the rotatable drum by an anchor received in said anchor pocket with the cable wrapped around the anchor. The anchor includes a first slot in a surface thereof and the rotatable drum includes a second slot therein adjacent to the anchor pocket that allows access to the first slot in the anchor. An edge of the second slot forms a fulcrum point for a pry tool inserted into the first and second slots for freeing the anchor from the anchor pocket.

主权项

1. A winch, comprising:
a motor; a wedge-shaped anchor having a side face, the side face including a first slot in a surface thereof; a rotatable drum drivingly attached to said motor, said rotatable drum having a cylindrical body surface and including a wedge-shaped anchor pocket in the cylindrical body surface, a second slot in the cylindrical body surface continuous with the wedge-shaped anchor pocket, and an opening in the cylindrical body surface that communicates with the wedge-shaped anchor pocket and the second slot; a cable having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being connected to said rotatable drum by the wedge-shaped anchor when the wedge-shaped anchor is received in said wedge-shaped anchor pocket with said cable wrapped directly around said wedge-shaped anchor, the cable extending through the opening in the drum, wherein, when the wedge-shaped anchor is received in said wedge-shaped anchor pocket, the second slot allows access to said first slot in said wedge-shaped anchor.