US 12,304,410 B2
Winch mounting systems
Jacob Conley, Broken Arrow, OK (US); and Jeffrey Bouvier, Lewisville, TX (US)
Assigned to BPG-ARROWHEAD WINCH INC., Broken Arrow, OK (US)
Filed by BPG-ARROWHEAD WINCH INC, Broken Arrow, OK (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,403.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249637 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 19/24 (2006.01); B62D 65/16 (2006.01); B66D 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 19/48 (2013.01) [B60R 19/24 (2013.01); B62D 65/16 (2013.01); B66D 1/28 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a front frame assembly having a first set of bolt holes arranged in a first pattern;
a mounting plate having a second set of bolt holes arranged in a second pattern, wherein the second pattern is the same as the first pattern, and wherein the mounting plate is coupled to the front frame assembly;
a bumper having a third set of bolt holes arranged in a third pattern, wherein the third pattern is the same as the first pattern and the second pattern, and wherein the bumper is coupled to the mounting plate and the front frame assembly;
a set of bolts coupling the bumper and the mounting plate to the front frame assembly, wherein the set of bolts extend through the first, second, and third sets of bolt holes; and
a winch coupled to the bumper, whereby the combination of the winch and bumper are fixed to the front frame assembly via the set of bolts with the mounting plate positioned between the bumper and the front frame assembly.