Patent ID: 6261027
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A portable pulling apparatus, comprising:an elongated stake having a lower end portion configured for insertion into the ground and an upper end portion,a winch including a pulling cable and a motor for pulling the cable;a fixture for mounting the winch on the upper end portion of the stake so that the winch can operate to exert a horizontal pulling force with the cable and is secured against movement when the lower end portion of the stake is inserted into the ground;a pulley mounted on the bracket below the winch in a position suitable to receive a vertical cable from the winch and direct the cable horizontally for attachment to an object to be pulled;an external bracket elongated in the lengthwise direction of the stake spanning the upper and lower end portions of the stake and extending laterally therefrom, which bracket defines a series of spaced mounting positions thereon, whereby the pulley can be mounted at varying vertical spacings from the winch.