Patent ID: 7300238

Claim:
A multi-function winch for interchangeably attaching to one of the front of an ATV and the back of the ATV, wherein the ATV has a front cargo rack, a back cargo rack, and a trailer hitch, said multi-function winch comprising: a) a front mounting assembly; b) a back mounting assembly; c) a column assembly; d) an elbow assembly; and e) a winch assembly; wherein said front mounting assembly is for attaching to the front cargo rack of the ATV; wherein said back mounting assembly is for attaching to the back cargo rack of the ATV concurrent with attachment to the trailer hitch of the ATV; wherein said column assembly is interchangeably attached to one of said front mounting assembly and said back mounting assembly; wherein said elbow assembly is interchangeably attached to said front mounting assembly; wherein said winch assembly is interchangeably attached to one of said rear mounting assembly, said column assembly, and said elbow assembly; wherein said front mounting assembly comprises a plate; wherein said plate of said front mounting assembly has a bottom edge; wherein said plate of said front mounting assembly has a pair of side edges; wherein said plate of said front mounting assembly has a top edge; wherein said plate of said front mounting assembly has a front face; wherein said plate of said front mounting assembly has a rear face; wherein said front mounting assembly comprises a right angle ledge; wherein said right angle ledge of said front mounting assembly has a vertical portion; wherein said right angle ledge of said front mounting assembly has a horizontal portion; wherein said front mounting assembly comprises a column; wherein said back mounting assembly comprises a column; wherein said column of said back mounting assembly is for attaching to the back cargo rack of the ATV; wherein said column of said back mounting assembly is also for attaching to the trailer hitch of the ATV; wherein said column of said back mounting assembly has a lower end; wherein said column of said back mounting assembly has a free upper end; wherein said back mounting assembly comprises a plate; wherein said plate of said back mounting assembly extends forwardly from said lower end of said column of said back mounting assembly, to a terminal end; wherein said threaded rod of said back mounting assembly depends from said terminal end of said plate of said back mounting assembly and engages a nut, after entering the trailer hitch of the ATV, thereby partially attaching said back mounting assembly to the ATV; wherein said back mounting assembly comprises a pair of chains; and wherein said pair of chains of said back mounting assembly terminate in hooks, respectively.