Patent ID: 8955655
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: E01F,F16G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for shock absorption of rope structures, comprising: at least one intermediate piece deformable by tensile forces and adapted to be associated with a rope subject to tension, said at least one intermediate piece comprising at least one longitudinal element, said at least one longitudinal element comprising at least one bar, each of said at least one longitudinal element having a first end region including a first end of said longitudinal element and a second end region including a second end of said longitudinal element; coupling means for coupling said first end region of said at least one longitudinal element to a first end of the rope, said coupling means comprising a connector connected to said first end region of said at least one longitudinal element; a single deflection bolt, said at least one longitudinal element having only a single bend between said first and second end regions of said at least one longitudinal element that is situated around said single deflection bolt such that said at least one longitudinal element has a first straight portion from said first end region to said deflection bolt and a second straight portion from said second end region to said deflection bolt; a first connection piece that couples said deflection bolt to a second end of the rope, said deflection bolt being attached to said first connection piece such that tension applied by the first end of the rope to said at least one longitudinal element is absorbed by said deflection bolt and transferred via said first connection piece to the second end of the rope; and sustaining means arranged on said first connection piece for sustaining a deflection angle of said at least one longitudinal element formed upon loading said at least one intermediate piece.