Patent ID: 8360706
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B60P,B66C

Abstract:
1. A side recovery system for a recovery vehicle having a longitudinal axis extending in a fore and aft direction of the vehicle, the system comprising: a base configured to be supported on the vehicle; a boom supported by the base and having a first end and a second end, the boom being rotatable relative to the base about a first axis configured to be substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle between a first position and a second position, the second end of the boom being positioned at a first side of the vehicle in the first position and at an opposite second side of the vehicle in the second position; a first sheave supported at the second end of the boom and configured to receive a load bearing cable, the cable configured to remain received by the first sheave as the boom rotates between the first position and the second position; a winch supported at the base, the winch having a drum configured to receive the cable; and a cable guidance system for directing the cable from the winch to the first sheave, the cable guidance system comprising: