Patent ID: 8820718

Claim:
A winch mount, comprising: a base, wherein said base includes a top and a bottom, and wherein said base is substantially solid and substantially comprised of metal, and wherein said base includes (a) a recess at the top of said base, and (b) a base plate; a pivot plate, wherein said pivot plate is substantially solid and is located at least partially within said recess, and wherein said pivot plate is disc-shaped; a toothed wheel; wherein said pivot plate is parallel to said base plate; wherein said pivot plate includes at least one vertical bolt hole; a motor, where said motor is operable to move said toothed wheel; wherein said pivot plate is affixed to and parallel to said toothed wheel; wherein said base includes at least one lower bolt hole; an electric cable, wherein said cable is electrically coupled to said motor; wherein said electric cable is operable to electrically couple to a winch; wherein said electric cable includes a mechanism to electrically couple said electric cable to a power source; and a control, wherein said control is electrically coupled to said cable, and wherein said control is operable to control the power and current direction through said cable from said power source to the winch and said motor.