Patent ID: 6138992
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B66D,B66F

Abstract:
A winch pulley accessory for directing the pull of a winch to move a motor vehicle in a desired direction, the winch pulley accessory comprising:(a) an elongated tubular member of approximately square cross-section for removably attaching the pulley accessory to a box hitch, the tubular member having a longitudinal axis, the tubular member having first, second, third, and fourth walls, the tubular member having a hitch end and a pulley end, and the longitudinal axis of the tubular member extending from the hitch end to the pulley end; and(b) a pulley block, comprising:(i) a strap having an attachment end, a free end, a first side, and a second side, the attachment end of the strap being attached to said tubular member at the pulley end of said tubular member;(ii) a pin mounted transversely in said strap having a longitudinal axis; and(iii) a sheave rotatably mounted on said pin, the sheave having a groove defined about its circumference;(c) wherein said pulley accessory may be mounted to a box hitch with the longitudinal axis of the pin extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the desired direction of vehicle movement.