Patent ID: 11884524
Assignee: FERADYNE OUTDOORS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A winch, comprising:
a bearing housing;
a one way bearing disposed within the bearing housing, the one way bearing comprising:
an inner ring; and
an outer ring coupled to the bearing housing;

a bearing hub comprising:
a cylindrical section, wherein at least a portion of the cylindrical section is disposed within and coupled to the inner ring of the one way bearing; and
a disk;

a crank spool comprising opposing first and second disks, wherein the first disk is adjacent the disk of the bearing hub;
a crank housing configured for rotatably retaining the crank spool;
a crank shaft extending through the bearing hub and into the crank spool, wherein a first end of the crank shaft is coupled to the crank spool;
a crank handle coupled to a second end of the crank shaft; and
a knob secured to the crank spool configured to prevent the crank spool from rotating.