Dielectric ratchet hoist

Claim 1

A DIELECTRIC RATCHET HOIST COMPRISING A CHEEK-FRAME, A CENTER-BORED WINDING DRUM, JOURNALED FOR ROTATION BETWEEN THE CHEEKS OF THE FRAME AND HAVING A RATCHET WHEEL TURNING IN UNISON THEREWITH A YOKE JOURNALED FROM THE FRAME FOR RECIPROCATING FORWARD AND RETURN SWING MOTION ABOUT AN AXIS CONICIDING WITH THE ROTARY AXIS OF THE DRUM A SHAFT EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ARMS OF SAID YOKE, A FEED PAWL ON SAID SHAFT BIASED INTO RATCHETING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RATCHET WHEEL AN ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE LEVER FOR ACTIVATING THE YOKE ATTACHED TO THE YOKE EXTENDED RADIALLY OF THE SWING AXIS THEREOF IN A POSITION LATERALLY REMOVED BEYOND ONE OF THE CHEEKS OF THE FRAME, AND A LOAD LINE FOR THE HOIST COMPRISING A STRAP OF ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE WOVEN WEBBING ANCHORED BY ONE END TO THE SPOOLING DRUM AND HAVING A LOAD-HANDLING FITTING AT THE OTHER END, THE STRAP HAVING A WIDTH SOMEWHAT LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE DRUMAND BEING CENTERED RELATIVE TO SAID LENGTH, THE HOIST HAVING A DRUM-SHAFT RECEIVED THROUGH SAID CENTER-BORE OF THE DRUM WITH ITS ENDS PROTRUDING AND FITTING IN REGISTERING BORES WHICH ARE PROVIDED IN THE CHEEKS OF THE FRAME TO GIVE THE DRUM ITS JOURNAL MOUNTING, DIS-CONNECTIBLE MEANS BEING PROVIDED NORMALLY FIXING THE DRUM-SHAFT TO THE DRUM, THE SPOOLING PORTION OF THE DRUM PROVIDING A RADIAL CAVITY CORRESPONDING IN ITS LENGTH TO THE WIDTH OF THE STRAP AND COMPLETELY EXPOSING THE DRUM-SHAFT, THE INNER END OF OF STRAP BEING TURNED BACK AND STITCHED UPON ITSELF TO FORM A TERMINAL LOOP ARRANGED TO BE RECEIVED IN SAID CAVITY AND THROUGH WHICH THE DRUM SHAFT IS PASSED WHEN THE HOIST IS BEING ASSEMBLED TO PRODUCE THE ANCHOR CONNECTION FOR THE STRAP.