Patent ID: 6739964
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
A deer hoist mountable against a vertical columnar structure, comprising:a boom having: a front V-shaped bracket having two upper horizontal side bars, each with a forward end and a back end, the back ends having a plurality of attachment holes spaced from the distal ends thereof, and a lower horizontal strut having a forward end and a back end, wherein the forward ends of the side bars and the lower strut meet at a tip of the boom, and wherein the lower strut is shorter than the two side bars, the bracket further having a pulley depending from the tip of the boom; a rear retaining bar having two tubular mounts, the distal ends of the two side bars telescoping into the respective mounts, whereby the columnar structure is adapted for being clamped between the bracket and the retaining bar; a winch reel having a winch rope attached thereto, the winch rope being looped over the pulley; a winch bracket, the winch reel being attached to the winch bracket, the winch bracket having: first and second parallel vertical support bars, the winch reel being mounted for rotation in a plane parallel to a plane in which the vertical support bars are disposed; two parallel horizontal bars attached to and spaced apart from the vertical support bars; a band strap having a first end and a second end, the first end being fixed to the first vertical support bar; and a ratchet gripper fixed to the second vertical support bar; and a gambrel attached to the winch rope, the gambrel having opposed ends and a hook mounted on each of the opposed ends for receiving a deer; whereby, the winch bracket is abutted to the vertical columnar structure with the vertical support bars parallel to the columnar structure and the second end of the band strap is wrapped around the columnar structure and ratcheted through the gripper in order to attach the winch assembly to the columnar structure.