US 12,215,548 B2
Winch utility
Benjamin Miller Horst, Decatur, GA (US); and Warren van Nus, Lawrenceville, GA (US)
Assigned to Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Tie Down, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/507,893.
Application 17/507,893 is a continuation of application No. 16/276,065, filed on Feb. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,199,049.
Prior Publication US 2022/0042374 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06C 7/12 (2006.01); B66D 1/12 (2006.01); B66D 1/42 (2006.01); B66D 1/46 (2006.01)
CPC E06C 7/12 (2013.01) [B66D 1/12 (2013.01); B66D 1/42 (2013.01); B66D 1/46 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A winch utility comprising:
a main body comprising
a shell, the shell defining an enclosure;
an electric motor mounted to and contained within at least a portion of the shell;
a controller attached to an inner part of the shell and in electronic communication with the electric motor; and
a bobbin coupled to the electric motor, the bobbin comprising a spindle and a flange, the flange extending outward from a back side of the shell; and
a cable coupled to the bobbin at a bobbin end, the cable defining a terminal end distal to the bobbin end, the cable arranged to be coiled around the bobbin by rotation of the electric motor wherein the terminal end of the cable is arranged outside of the shell, the flange configured to guide the cable on the bobbin;
wherein the controller is configured to instruct the electric motor.