PLASTIC ROPE CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A rope connector for connecting a pair of crossed ropes, comprising:
- a. a generally tubular sheath embracing each rope, with the ropes lying against each other and with center portions of the sheaths merging together at the center of the connector to form a crosslike unit; and
b. a reinforcement segment between each of the adjacent arm portions of the crossed sheaths, with such segments being disposed with respect to each other, to form a peripheral wall about the connector which merges into each sheath, with the ropes extending from this wall at the merged sheath ends.
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Abstract
This invention concerns a plastic, buttonlike connector for securing a pair of crossed ropes together and also, a method and mold for forming the connector upon a pair of crossed ropes by injection molding operations. The method of injection molding of a plastic connector about a pair of crossed ropes involves steps of holding the rope in position within a mold cavity while a plastic is being injected into the mold cavity. The construction of the mold cavity includes features to so restrain the ropes and also includes passageways to permit a pair of ropes to extend from the cavity, but with the passageways being closed by the ropes to prevent loss of plastic during the injection operation.
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1. A rope connector for connecting a pair of crossed ropes, comprising:
- a. a generally tubular sheath embracing each rope, with the ropes lying against each other and with center portions of the sheaths merging together at the center of the connector to form a crosslike unit; and
b. a reinforcement segment between each of the adjacent arm portions of the crossed sheaths, with such segments being disposed with respect to each other, to form a peripheral wall about the connector which merges into each sheath, with the ropes extending from this wall at the merged sheath ends.
- a. a generally tubular sheath embracing each rope, with the ropes lying against each other and with center portions of the sheaths merging together at the center of the connector to form a crosslike unit; and
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2. In the connector defined in claim 1, wherein said sheaths and the ropes within them are opposingly offset within the reach of the sheaths to place the axis of each rope portion extending from the connector in a common plane, normal to the polar axis of the unit.
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3. In the connector defined in claim 1, wherein the same is formed of a plastic having the general properties of polyethylene.
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4. In the connector defined in claim 1 wherein said reinforcement segments are arcuate and form a ringlike flange merged with the ends of the sheath.
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5. In the connector defined in claim 4, including fillets in the spaces between the crossing sheaths and the flange ring.
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6. A rope connector for connecting a pair of crossed ropes formed of a synthetic resin plastic molded about the crossed ropes, and comprising:
- a. A generally tubular sheath embracing each rope, with the ropes lying against each other and with the sheaths merging together at the center of the connector into a crosslike unit; and
b. A peripheral wall forming a ringlike flange about the connector merging into each end of each sheath, said rope portions extending from the surface of this wall.
- a. A generally tubular sheath embracing each rope, with the ropes lying against each other and with the sheaths merging together at the center of the connector into a crosslike unit; and
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