Hoist line protector
First Claim
1. An apparatus for enclosing the free distal end of a flexible tensile member supporting an object, the flexible tensile member having a first portion in tension for suspending said object from said flexible tension member and a free end substantially parallel to said first portion with said object between said first portion and said free end, the apparatus comprising a body having a passage sized to slidably receive said first portion of said flexible tensile member therein, a bottom edge adapted to engage the object and a void for enclosing said free distal end of said flexible tensile member wherein said bottom edge is engaged with the object, wherein said void comprises a bore through said body extend from said bottom edge to an opposed top edge.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for enclosing the free distal end of a flexible tensile member supporting an object. The flexible tensile member has a first portion in tension for suspending the object therefrom and a free end substantially perpendicular thereto with the object therebetween. The apparatus comprises a body having a passage sized to slidably receive the first portion of the flexible tensile member therein a bottom edge adapted to engage the object and a void for enclosing the free distal end of the flexible tensile member wherein the bottom edge is engaged with the object.
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- 1. An apparatus for enclosing the free distal end of a flexible tensile member supporting an object, the flexible tensile member having a first portion in tension for suspending said object from said flexible tension member and a free end substantially parallel to said first portion with said object between said first portion and said free end, the apparatus comprising a body having a passage sized to slidably receive said first portion of said flexible tensile member therein, a bottom edge adapted to engage the object and a void for enclosing said free distal end of said flexible tensile member wherein said bottom edge is engaged with the object, wherein said void comprises a bore through said body extend from said bottom edge to an opposed top edge.
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