FORMING AN EYE END TERMINATION ON A ROPE
First Claim
1. A method of forming an eye end termination on a rope having a core comprising a plurality of multi-strand subropes each of a first strength, the method comprising the step of:
- coupling a pair of subropes in the rope core together using a multi-strand coupling rope of second strength which is greater than said first strength, to thereby form at least part of an eye end termination;
wherein the step of coupling the pair of subropes together comprises splicing a first portion of the coupling rope to one of the subropes in the pair of subropes, and splicing a second portion of the coupling rope to the other one of the subropes in the pair of subropes.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method of forming an eye end termination on a rope having a core comprising a plurality of multi-strand subropes, and a rope having a core comprising a plurality of multi-strand subropes and at least one eye end termination. In one embodiment, a method of forming an eye end termination (16) on a rope (10) having a core (12) is disclosed. The rope comprises a plurality of multi-strand subropes (14) each of a first strength, and the method comprising the steps of: coupling a pair of subropes (14) in the rope core (12) together using a multi-strand coupling rope (18) of a second strength which is greater than said first strength, to thereby form at least part of the eye end termination (16). The step of coupling the pair of subropes (14) together comprises splicing a first portion of a coupling rope (18) to one of the subropes in the pair of subropes, and splicing a second portion of the coupling rope to the other one of the subropes in the pair of subropes.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of forming an eye end termination on a rope having a core comprising a plurality of multi-strand subropes each of a first strength, the method comprising the step of:
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coupling a pair of subropes in the rope core together using a multi-strand coupling rope of second strength which is greater than said first strength, to thereby form at least part of an eye end termination; wherein the step of coupling the pair of subropes together comprises splicing a first portion of the coupling rope to one of the subropes in the pair of subropes, and splicing a second portion of the coupling rope to the other one of the subropes in the pair of subropes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A rope comprising a core having a plurality of multi-strand subropes and at least one eye end termination;
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wherein the eye end termination comprises at least one multi-strand coupling rope having a first portion spliced to one of a pair of subropes in the rope core and a second portion spliced to the other one of the subropes in the pair of subropes; and wherein the subropes are of a first strength and the coupling rope is of a second strength which is greater than said first strength. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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