Patent ID: 7357612

Claim:
A winding device comprising: (a) a main body; wherein at one end of said main body is a tapered end that is used to be engaged by an electric drill, pneumatic drill, or other powered drill; wherein both the main body and the tapered end are made from the same piece of metal, but are machined to desired dimensions; wherein the main body and the tapered end are made of tubular stock, square stock, hexagonal stock, or other geometric stock; (b) a T-body; wherein a predetermined outer surface of the T-body is permanently engaged by an opposing end of the tapered end of the main body; wherein at one end of the T-body is a short end that does not extend far from a point at which the T-body connects to the main body; wherein at an opposing end of the T-body is a curve that extends to create a handle for manual turning of the device; the device is fabricated to include a fastening means connecting the T-body to the main body by welding, or wherein the entire device is be made from casting, or wherein the entire device is made from other methods of fabrication; wherein in use the short end is introduced to a chuck of a winch, and the opposing end of the T-body is rotated down to interact with an opposite side of the winch, thereafter, a chuck of a powered drill is fastened to the tapered end, thereafter, the fastened drill is powered, which turns the device, and turns the chuck of the winch, winding or unwinding a long cargo strap to a desired point; and wherein should no powered drill be available, the device may be inserted into a chuck of a winch, and the handle be used to manually turn the device to wind or unwind the cargo strap to a desired position.