Patent ID: 6719243
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
An industrial edger for protecting a rope passing over a sharp edge, comprising:an elongated tube having a first open end, a second open end, an exterior surface, and a tube slot cut along a longitudinal axis of said elongated tube from said first open end of said elongated tube to said second open end of said elongated tube, said tube slot defining a longitudinal opening and having an interior surface; a first end plate attached to said first open end of said elongated tube, said first end plate having a plate slot with a plate slot opening, said plate slot being defined by at least two substantially straight surfaces, wherein said plate slot extends through said first end plate, and wherein said first end plate covers a portion of said first open end of said elongated tube such that said plate slot opening is aligned with said longitudinal opening of said tube slot; and a second end plate attached to said second open end of said elongated tube, said second end plate having a plate slot with a plate slot opening, said plate slot being defined by at least two substantially straight surfaces, wherein said plate slot extends through said second end plate, and wherein said second end plate covers a portion of said second open end of said elongated tube such that said plate slot opening is aligned with said longitudinal opening of said tube slot.