Patent ID: 7017847
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: B60P,B65H

Abstract:
1. A winding apparatus for winding an elongated cargo strap into a coil, which is used with a strap winch that is mounted beneath a trailer, where the strap winch includes a U-shaped bracket having two spaced legs connected by an integral cross member and a drum suspended between the legs around which the cargo strap is wound and tensioned during normal use, the winding apparatus comprising: an elongated cantilever; and a removable crank, the cantilever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the cantilever being adapted for mounting to the strap winch, so that the second end of the cantilever extends laterally beyond the trailer when the cantilever is connected to the strap winch, the second end of the cantilever being adapted for receiving the crank in a winding position, so that the crank may be manually turned to wind the cargo strap into the coil around the crank, the cantilever includes sides having a plurality of scallops formed along a bottom edge thereof, the first end of the cantilever restrictively held to the strap winch with the drum seating within one of the plurality of scallops when the cantilever is mounted to the strap winch, whereby the plurality of scallops constitutes means for selectively seating the cantilever to the strap winch in one of a plurality of mounting positions.