Abstract: A winch arrangement including a cable guide having a plurality of manually-repositionable guide surfaces to guide the cable as it is wound onto the winch drum.

Abstract: A method for storing and protecting a garden trimmer includes mounting the trimmer horizontally on a rack and enclosing the power head of the trimmer in a rigid box enclosure at the forward end of the rack with the shaft and trimmer head projecting rearwardly outside of the box enclosure and being open and accessible from the outside.

Abstract: A backpack blower rack for supporting and securing a backpack blower.

Abstract: A trailer which can be used to tow a vehicle and which can be towed by the same vehicle while that vehicle is inside the trailer and lowered down to ground level.

Abstract: A trailer which can be used to tow a vehicle and which can be towed by the same vehicle while that vehicle is inside the trailer and lowered down to ground level.

Abstract: A tail gate assist is provided for an open trailer and includes an elastic member mounted so as to provide assistance in raising the tail gate without substantially adding to the force required to open the tail gate.

Abstract: A trailer which can be used to tow a vehicle and which can be towed by the same vehicle while that vehicle is inside the trailer and lowered down to ground level.

Abstract: A discharge baffle for a lawnmower may be operated to open or close the discharge opening of the lawnmower without interfering with the operation of the discharge shroud of the lawnmower.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for an anchoring system for a boat which permits the user to deploy the anchor from the side or rear of the boat, and for the anchoring point on which the anchor rope acts to travel from the side or rear of the boat to the front of the boat.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a sulky includes a removable, adjustable foot platform, replaceable axles, and a hitch including stops that limit the extent of pitch, roll, and yaw motions between the sulky and the towing vehicle. The foot platform preferably projects downwardly from the frame on which the axles are mounted. The foot platform is mounted on a frame, and the frame preferably is structurally stronger than the foot platform.

Abstract: A clamp assembly has a separate and independent clamp stand base, such that several clamp stand bases may be mounted on desired surfaces at various locations, and the clamp may be moved from one clamp stand base to another for quick and easy mounting at the different locations, and to minimize the number of clamps required to service of all of these different locations. The assembly permits the position of the clamp to be adjusted relative to the stand by pivoting and by raising and lowering the clamp relative to the base.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a sulky includes a removable, adjustable foot platform, replaceable axles, and a hitch including stops that limit the extent of pitch, roll, and yaw motions between the sulky and the towing vehicle. A preferred embodiment also includes damping of motion in the yaw direction to reduce jerkiness in the ride.

Abstract: A tie down device for securing equipment such as lawn mowers, snow blowers, and generators to the deck of a trailer comprises a retractable arm which hangs under the trailer deck when not in use but which may be extended above the deck in order latch onto a mating projection on the equipment to be secured.

Abstract: A sulky for transportation of an operator, attachable to a self-propelled vehicle, defines pivot axes, one of which is selectively lockable in order to preclude yaw motion. The sulky also includes caster wheels which are selectively lockable to permit or preclude free castering of said wheels. It also provides stops at the pivot axes for limiting the amount of pivot.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for mounting a backpack device on a trailer includes a beam with lateral projections and hooks on the ends of the projections to receive the frame of a backpack device. Preferably, there is at least one strap for securing the device in a vertical position on the mounting arrangement. To mount the device on the mounting arrangement, it is pivoted downwardly, to hook the device frame over the hooks, and is then pivoted upwardly, into a vertical position, and is secured in the vertical position so that it cannot pivot back down to come loose.

Abstract: A rack includes a sliding latch member, which operates with one hand and which opens and closes several positions on the rack. The rack holds tubular members such as string trimmers and includes first and second uprights, each of which includes hooks and retaining members for retaining the tubular members on the hooks.