Winch system

A winch system includes a truck that has a bed and the bed has a pair of spaced lateral walls. A winching unit is coupled to the truck. The winching unit includes a bar that has a telescopically adjustable length and the bar extends between the spaced lateral walls. The winching unit may be coupled to an object. Thus, the winching unit may urge the object into the bed thereby facilitating the truck to transport the object.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to winch devices and more particularly pertains to a new winch device for coupling a winch to trucks having a variety of widths.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a truck that has a bed and the bed has a pair of spaced lateral walls. A winching unit is coupled to the truck. The winching unit includes a bar that has a telescopically adjustable length and the bar extends between the spaced lateral walls. The winching unit may be coupled to an object. Thus, the winching unit may urge the object into the bed thereby facilitating the truck to transport the object.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 6, the winch system10generally comprises a truck12that has a bed14. The bed14has a pair of spaced lateral walls16and each of the spaced lateral walls16has a top edge18. The top edge18corresponding to each of the spaced lateral walls16has a plurality of wells20extending downwardly therein. The truck12may comprise a pickup or the like.

A winching unit22is provided and the winching unit22is removably coupled to the truck12. The winching unit22includes a bar24that has a telescopically adjustable length. Thus, the winching unit22accommodates trucks with varying widths. The bar24extends between the spaced lateral walls16. The winching unit22may be coupled to an object26. Thus, the winching unit22may urge the object26into the bed14thereby facilitating the truck12to transport the object26.

The bar24has a first end28and a second end30. The bar24has a first section32that is slidably coupled to a second section34. Thus, the bar24has the telescopically adjustable length. The bar24has a top side36and a front side38.

A pair of mounts40is provided. Each of the mounts40is coupled to an associated one of the first end28and the second end30of the bar24. Each of the mounts40engages an associated one of the spaced lateral walls16. Thus, the bar24is removably coupled between the spaced lateral walls16.

Each of the mounts40comprises a plate42that has a first surface44and the first surface44is coupled to the top side36of the bar24. A tube46is coupled to and extends downwardly from the first surface44. The tube46extends into a selected one of the wells20in the associated spaced lateral wall16. The first surface44abuts the top edge18of the associated spaced lateral wall16such that the winching unit22is removably coupled to the bed.

A biasing member48is provided. The biasing member48is coupled to the mount40corresponding to the second end30. The biasing member48has a distal end50with respect to the corresponding mount40. The biasing member48may comprise a spring or the like.

A panel39is provided. The panel39has a top surface41, a bottom surface43and a peripheral edge45extending therebetween. The peripheral edge45has a back side47and a first lateral side49. The back side47is coupled to the front side38of the bar24. The panel39is positioned closer to the first end28than the second end30. The panel39has a plurality of apertures51extending through the top surface43and the bottom surface45. The apertures51are spaced apart from each other and are distributed on the panel39. The panel39may be spaced from the first end28of the bar24a distance ranging between seventeen cm and twenty two cm.

A winch52is provided and the winch52is coupled to the top surface41of the panel39. The winch52includes a cable54that may selectively played outwardly from the winch52. The cable54has a distal end56with respect to the winch52and the winch52is electrically coupled to the truck12. The winch52may comprise an electric winch or the like.

A pair of bracket53is provided. Each of the brackets53includes a leg55and a foot57. The leg55of each of the bracket53is coupled to the top surface41of the panel39having the brackets53being spaced apart from each other. Thus, the foot57extends upwardly from the panel39. The foot57of each of the brackets53is substantially aligned with the first lateral side49of the panel39. A roller unit for the winch52may be coupled to the foot57of each of the bracket53.

The winch52may include a plurality of bolts. Each of the bolts is extended through selected ones of the apertures51in the panel41. Thus, the winch52is secured to the panel39. The plurality of apertures51facilitates varying designs of winches to be coupled to the panel39.

A plurality of grips58is provided and each of the grips58is coupled to the front side38of the bar24. The plurality of grips58includes a first grip60, a second grip62and a third grip63. The first grip60is positioned closer to the winch52than the second end30of the bar24. The cable54extends through the first grip60. Each of the grips58may comprise an eye hook or the like.

A first hook64is coupled to the distal end56of the cable54. The first hook64may comprise a winch hook or the like. A first pulley66is removably coupled to the second grip62. The cable54extends through the first pulley66.

A second pulley68is movably positioned on the cable54. The second pulley68is positioned between the first pulley66and the first hook64. A second hook70is coupled to the second pulley68. The second hook70may be selectively coupled to the object26. The second hook70may comprise a winch hook or the like.

The first hook64is removably coupled to the biasing member48when the cable54is stored. The first hook64is selectively removed from the biasing member48. Thus, the first hook64may be coupled to the object26thereby facilitating the winch52to urge the object26into the bed14. The cable54travels along the first pulley66when the first hook64is coupled to the object26. Thus, the first hook64and the first pulley66define a single block and tackle to multiply a load capacity of the winch52.

In use, the mounting unit22is coupled between the spaced lateral walls16of the bed14. The winch52is coupled to the panel41. The cable54is extended through the first grip60, the first pulley66and the second pulley68. The first hook64is uncoupled from the biasing member48and the cable54is played outwardly from the winch52. The first hook64is coupled to the object26and the winch52is turned on. Thus, the winch52urges the object26into the bed14.

The first hook64remains coupled to the biasing member48and the second hook70is manipulated to play the cable54outwardly from the winch52. The second hook70is coupled to the object26and the winch52is turned on. The second pulley68and the first pulley66form a double block and tackle when the second hook70is coupled to the object26. Thus, the load capacity of the winch22is increased beyond the load capacity of the winch22corresponding to the single block and tackle.