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A winch pulley accessory for directing the pull of a vehicle-mounted winch to move a motor vehicle in any desired direction. The pulley accessory comprises an elongated tubular member and a pulley block. The tubular member slides into a box hitch mounted on the front of a vehicle. The pulley block i

A winch pulley accessory for directing the pull of a vehicle-mounted winch to move a motor vehicle in any desired direction. The pulley accessory comprises an elongated tubular member and a pulley block. The tubular member slides into a box hitch mounted on the front of a vehicle. The pulley block is attached to the end of the tubular member. The pulley block has a sheave rotatably mounted on a pin. The pulley accessory allows a front-mounted vehicle winch to pull the vehicle backwards by sliding the pulley accessory into the hitch with the pin oriented horizontally and extending the winch cable under the vehicle, or laterally by sliding the pulley accessory into the hitch with the pin oriented vertically. The pulley accessory is lightweight, easy to install, and easy to remove for transport.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A winch pulley accessory for directing the pull of a winch to move a motor vehicle in a desired direction, the winch pulley accessory comprising:(a) an elongated tubular member of approximately square cross-section for removably attaching the pulley accessory to a box hitch, the tub

[ I claim:] [1.] A winch pulley accessory for directing the pull of a winch to move a motor vehicle in a desired direction, the winch pulley accessory comprising:(a) an elongated tubular member of approximately square cross-section for removably attaching the pulley accessory to a box hitch, the tubular member having a longitudinal axis, the tubular member having first, second, third, and fourth walls, the tubular member having a hitch end and a pulley end, and the longitudinal axis of the tubular member extending from the hitch end to the pulley end; and(b) a pulley block, comprising:(i) a strap having an attachment end, a free end, a first side, and a second side, the attachment end of the strap being attached to said tubular member at the pulley end of said tubular member;(ii) a pin mounted transversely in said strap having a longitudinal axis; and(iii) a sheave rotatably mounted on said pin, the sheave having a groove defined about its circumference;(c) wherein said pulley accessory may be mounted to a box hitch with the longitudinal axis of the pin extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the desired direction of vehicle movement.