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The disclosure relates to anchoring device and more particularly pertains to a new anchoring device for facilitating a secure anchor point for a winch on a vehicle. The device includes a rack that has a plurality of spikes angling downwardly from the rack. The rack includes an engagement that is attachable to a winch line of a vehicle. The spikes sink into the ground when the winch line pulls on the rack thereby facilitating the winch to pull the vehicle out of an area in which the vehicle has become stuck.
The prior art relates to anchoring devices including a vehicle winch device that includes a threaded anchor for penetrating the ground and a pulley that is attachable to a wheel of a vehicle. The prior art discloses a variety of land anchors which each includes an angled frame and a prow attached to the angled frame. The prow penetrates the ground when the angled frame is drawn by a winch line of a vehicle. The prior art discloses a variety of land anchor devices that each at least includes a threaded screw which penetrates ground for anchoring a winch line of a vehicle. The prior art discloses a winch anchor that includes a spike for penetrating ground and a pair of wings extending away from the spike for laterally stabilizing the spike when a winch line is attached to the spike.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a rack has an anchor portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion has a first engagement that is attachable to a winch line of a vehicle. A plurality of spikes is coupled to and extends downwardly from a respective one of the anchor portion and the attachment portion of the rack. Each of the spikes is oriented to angle forwardly toward the first engagement on the attachment portion. In this way the spikes sink into the ground when the winch line pulls on the first engagement thereby facilitating the rack to resist being pulled out of the ground when the winch line is pulling the vehicle. A second engagement is coupled to the anchor portion of the rack and an anchoring line can attached to the second engagement thereby inhibiting movement of the rack when the which line pulls on the rack.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The front anchor member 28 has a front surface 32 and the rear anchor member 30 has a rear surface 34. The attachment portion 16 includes a pair of first attachment members 36 and each of the first attachment members 36 has a first end 38 and a second end 40. The first end 38 is coupled to the front surface 32 of the front anchor member 28. The second end 40 of each of the first attachment members 36 is coupled together such that the first attachment members 36 tapers to a point at the second end 40 of the first attachment members 36.
The first engagement 18 comprises a ring 42 that has an outer edge 44, and the outer edge 44 is coupled to the point defined by the second end 40 of the pair of first attachment members 36. The first engagement 18 includes a hook 46 that is coupled to and extends upwardly from the outer edge 44 of the ring 42. The hook 46 has a distal end 48 with respect to the outer edge 44. The hook 46 is curved between the ring 42 and the distal end 48 such that the hook 46 curves toward the anchor portion 14.
The attachment portion 16 includes a second attachment member 50 that has a primary end 52 and a secondary end 54. The second attachment member 50 extends laterally across each of the first attachment members 36 such that each of the primary end 52 and the secondary end 54 is spaced outwardly from a respective one of the first attachment members 36. The second attachment member 50 extends along an axis that is oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the front anchor member 28. The second attachment member 50 is positioned at a point that is located adjacent to the second end 40 of the first attachment members 36, and the second attachment member 50 has a lower surface 56.
A plurality of spikes 58 is provided and each of the spikes 58 is coupled to and extends downwardly from a respective one of the anchor portion 14 and the attachment portion 16 of the rack 12. In this way each of the spikes 58 can penetrate the ground 60 when the rack 12 is positioned on the ground 60. Each of the spikes 58 is oriented to angle forwardly toward the first engagement 18 on the attachment portion 16. In this way each of the spikes 58 can sink into the ground 60 when the winch line 20 pulls on the first engagement 18. Thus, the rack 12 can resist being pulled out of the ground 60 when the winch line 20 is pulling the vehicle 22.
Each of the spikes 58 has a coupled end 62 and a free end 64, and each of the spikes 58 tapers to a point at the free end 64. The plurality of spikes 58 includes a set of first spikes 66 and a set of second spikes 68. Each of the first spikes 66 has a length that is greater than the length of the second spikes 68. The coupled end 62 of each of the first spikes 66 is coupled to the bottom surface 26 of a respective one of the anchor members 24. Each of the first spikes 66 is positioned adjacent to an intersection of a respective pair of the anchor members 24. The coupled end 62 of respective ones of the second spikes 68 is coupled to the lower surface 56 of the second attachment member 50. Each of the second spikes 68 on the second attachment member 50 is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the primary end 52 and the secondary end 54 of the second attachment member 50.
A second engagement 70 is coupled to the anchor portion 14 of the rack 12 and an anchoring line 72 can be attached to the second engagement 70 thereby inhibiting movement of the rack 12 when the which line pulls on the rack 12. The second engagement 70 comprises a rod 74 which has a first end 76 and a second end 78, and the rod 74 is curved between the first end 76 and the second end 78 of the rod 74 such that the rod 74 has a U-shape. Furthermore, each of the first end 76 and the second end 78 of the rod 74 is coupled to a rear surface 80 of the rear anchor member 30.
In use, the rack 12 is laid on the ground 60 in front of the vehicle 22 such that the first engagement 18 is directed toward the vehicle 22. The winch line 20 is attached to the first engagement 18 and the winch is turned on. Furthermore, each of the spikes 58 is urged downwardly into the ground 60 when the winch line 20 pulls on the rack 12. In this way the rack 12 facilitates a secure anchor point for the winch to pull the vehicle 22 out of a ditch, for example, or other location in which the vehicle 22 has become stuck. Thus, the rack 12 facilitates a secure anchor point for the winch in almost any location.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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