Patent ID: 8511646

Claim:
An engine extractor system comprising: a vertical support formed of an anchor pole and a vertical post and a mast; a coupling assembly for separably coupling the vertical support to a helicopter; a top rail pivotally coupled to an upper extent of the vertical support; a coupling plate coupled to the vertical support, a winch attached to the coupling plate, the top rail having ends with interior and exterior sheaves rotatably coupled to the ends of the top rail, a cable having a distal end positionable over an engine of the helicopter and adapted to be attached thereto, the cable having a proximal end attached to the winch withdrawing and extending the cable; and wherein the coupling assembly includes an inverted U-shaped channel attached to the anchor pole and removably positioned over one foot of a skid of the helicopter with a foot bolt threadedly coupled to the channel to contact and grip the one foot, a floating collar and pivot coupled to the vertical support adjacent to the channel, a stop collar coupled to the anchor pole immediately above the floating collar and pivot, a nylon bearing coupled to the anchor pole immediately above the stop collar, an anchor pole support member formed of an interior section and an exterior section slidably received on the interior section, the exterior section having an exterior end with an adjustable tube clamp adapted to be separably coupled to a leg remote from the channel, the interior section having an interior end with a pivotable clip attaching the floating collar and pivot to the anchor pole support member.