| CPC B66D 1/38 (2013.01) [B66D 1/36 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A cable guiding assembly adapted to be mounted to a winch and for extension of a cable therethrough, said cable guiding assembly comprising:
a supporting frame;
a roller unit including an upper roller and a lower roller that are rotatably mounted in said supporting frame, that extend in a left-right direction, that are spaced apart from each other, and that define a cable space therebetween adapted for extension of the cable therethrough;
a connecting unit including
a left swing arm and a right swing arm that are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction and that are pivotably connected to said supporting frame, and
an elongated rod that extends in the left-right direction and that is mounted between said left swing arm and said right swing arm; and
a cable guide device mounted to and slidable along said elongated rod, and having
a left-right channel that extends in the left-right direction for extension of said elongated rod therethrough, and
a front-rear channel that extends through said cable guide device in a front-rear direction transverse to the left-right direction and that is adapted for the cable to extend therethrough;
wherein pivot movement of said left swing arm and said right swing arm drives said cable guide device to move between an deployed position, where said cable guide device is disposed in front of said supporting frame, and a retracted position, where said cable guide device is disposed on top of said supporting frame.
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