Patent ID: 7866632

Claim:
An apparatus for laterally moving an object comprising: a winch mounted to a surface and wherein the winch comprises at least three spaces for winding line including a left space, a middle space and a right space; a first guide positioned a first selected distance from the winch; a second guide positioned a second selected distance from the winch; and a left line having a proximal end coiled about the winch in a first rotational direction in the left space and being guided by the first guide; a right line having a proximal end coiled about the winch in the first rotational direction in the right space and being guided by the second guide; and a middle line coiled about the winch in an opposite rotational direction in the middle space and wherein distal ends of the left line, the right line and the middle line are joined such that the object engages the distal end and wherein as the winch is rotated in a first direction, the left and right lines uncoil from the winch while the middle line coils about the winch, thereby laterally moving the object toward the winch.