Drive for bow sprit

Abstract

A speed handle for use in combination with a strap winch on a flat bed trailer. The straps used to secure loads on trailers can be 30 to 40 feet in length. There is no good way to wind these straps onto their winch when they are not in use. Currently the job is done by hand which is very slow and tedious. The speed handle engages the lug of the winch and allows the strap to be wound back onto the winch very quickly. The speed handle allows the winding to occur with only one hand so that another hand is free to guide the strap onto the winch drum.

1 . A bow sprit for use on a boat comprising; 
 rigging on a first end of said bow sprit for attachment of a line;    said bow sprit having a first position wherein it is located within the boat and a second position where the bow sprit is extended outside the boat;    a drive mechanism used to extend said bow sprit from said first position to said second position.    
     
     
         2 . The bow sprit of  claim 1  wherein the drive mechanism includes an electric drive motor.  
     
     
         3 . The bow sprit of  claim 2  wherein the drive mechanism includes a lead screw driven by said electric drive and a lead screw follower nut attached to said bow sprit.  
     
     
         4 . The bow sprit of  claim 2  wherein the electric drive motor is triggered by a deck mounted foot operated switch.  
     
     
         5 . The bow sprit of  claim 4  including a wheel attached to said lead screw to allow said lead screw to be manually driven.  
     
     
         6 . A bow sprit and boat combination comprising; 
 rigging on a first end of said bow sprit for attachment of a line;    said bow sprit having a first position wherein a portion of said bow sprit is located within the boat and a second position where the portion of said bow sprit is extended outside the boat;    a drive mechanism used to extend said portion of said bow sprit from said first position to said second position.    
     
     
         7 . The bow sprit of  claim 6  wherein the drive mechanism includes an electric drive motor and an auxiliary hand crank.  
     
     
         8 . The bow sprit of  claim 7  wherein the drive mechanism includes a lead screw driven by said electric drive motor and a lead screw follower nut attached to said bow sprit wherein rotation of shaft of said electric drive motor turns said lead screw to cause linear motion of said lead screw follower nut and said bow sprit.  
     
     
         9 . A bow sprit and boat combination comprising; 
 a boat hull;    a bow sprit having a first position wherein a portion of said bow sprit is located within the boat hull and a second position where the portion of said bow sprit is extended outside the hull of said boat;    an electric drive mechanism used to extend said portion of said bow sprit from said first position to said second position.    
     
     
         10 . The bow sprit of  claim 9  including an auxiliary hand crank.  
     
     
         11 . The bow sprit of  claim 9  a receiving tube passing through the hull of the boat and wherein the bow sprit is slidably mounted within the receiving tube.  
     
     
         12 . The bow sprit of  claim 11  wherein receiving tube includes a water bleed for bleeding off water trapped in the receiving tube.