Patent ID: 6523806
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B66D

Abstract:
A method of operating a winch attached to a first object, the first object having a main axis and the winch having a drum, a drum rotation axis and a cable, the winch being employed to draw the first object and a remote second object together when the second object is off-axis from the first object by more than 2Â°, the method comprising the steps of:a) attaching the cable to the second object; b) activating the winch; and c) moving the winch relative to the first object so as to align the winch, so that when the winch is activated, a force exerted by the cable on the drum is substantially perpendicular to the drum rotation axis wherein said alignment includes rotating the winch around an alignment axis, said alignment axis being substantially perpendicular to the drum rotation axis.