Patent ID: 7444719
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: B63B,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for attachment to a rope formed from twisted strands, the device including a holding section which includes a first member and a second opposing member, the rope being received between the members in a holding arrangement when fitted there between, wherein one member is adapted such that it is locatable within a groove defined between adjacent strands in the rope whilst deforming the twisted construction of the rope so the twisted strands are laid flat by the opposing member, laying each strand inline to each other whilst in the holding section allowing the rope to return to its twisted construction either side of the holding device in order to hold the rope at the device without imparting compressive forces to the rope outer most diameter or the rope strand diameters, to withstand large weights, loads or forces applied to the rope or device with the axis's of the device, rope and groove between adjacent rope strands having a substantially parallel relationship between each other, the twisted form of the rope cannot pass through the holding section, the device remains in its applied position and wherein the holding arrangement defines: an opening between the first member and second opposing member for receiving the rope there through and for directing the rope to a throat that is adjacent to the opening, which is adapted for deforming the twisted construction of the rope so that each strand is laid inline to each other; and a yoke from which the throat extends and which is adapted for receiving and maintaining the deformed twisted construction of the rope therein and retaining the inline laid strands of the rope once it has passed through the throat; and wherein the diminishing width of the yoke to the throat is relative to the outermost diameter of one single strand of the rope so that one single device may only suit ropes of a similar size.