Ends of Flat Wire Ropes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Ends of Flat Wire Ropes.
I WILLIAM TILLETT of The Patent Wire Rope Works, Bute Docks, Cardiff,
Glamorgan, Foreman do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVED METHOD OF PROTECTING AND SECURING THE FOLD OVER ENDS OF
FLAT WIRE ROPES to be as follows:-
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The object of my invention is to protect and secure the fold over ends of flat
wire ropes and provide means by which any flaw or break in the bottom of the
bend or loop may be readily observed.
For the purpose of my invention I make an eye or thimble of pear or other
shape, but with flat sides, the rounded part is circular for part of its diameter and
then terminated by a taper to a point or fine edge to fill up the space or glut
between the loop and where the two portions of the rope meet. The eye is recessed
or grooved on its outer edge surface for the lodgement of the rope therein and curved
parts of two metal straps bear upon the rope at certain portions of the round the
lower ends of the straps being clipped by a screw bolt and nut. The ends of the
straps are not brought into actual contact whereby a space or gap is left, in which
the rope can be seen. The flat portions of these straps are provided with lugs on
their edges and are nipped with two thicknesses of rope between them by screws
and nuts to fix them in position and secure the fold over end to the body of the
rope in a firm manner.
The straps are of such a length as to enclose a quantity of rope between them and
thus ensure a positive bite upon the rope by the increase of surface contact due to
the length, rendering it difficult for the rope to draw out of the straps in the event.
of the rope breaking in the bend or loop.
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page_text: Ends of Flat Wire Ropes.
I WILLIAM TILLETT of The Patent Wire Rope Works, Bute Docks, Cardiff,
Glamorgan Foreman, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVED METHOD OF PROTECTING AND SECURING THE FOLD OVER ENDS OF
FLAT WIRE ROPES," and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to protect and secure the fold over ends of flat
wire ropes and provide means by which any flaw or break in the bottom of the
bend or loop may be readily observed.
My invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my appliance for protecting and securing tho
fold over ends of flat wire ropes showing the flat wire rope in position, Figure 2
a side view and Figure 3 a front view.
For the purpose of my invention I make an eye or thimble A of pear or other
shape, but with flat sides B, the rounded part C is circular for part of its diameter
and then terminated by a taper to a point or fine edge D or nearly so to occupy
the space or glut between the loop of the wire rope E and where the two portions
of the rope meet. The eye A is recessed or grooved on its outer edge surface for
the lodgment of the rope E therein and curved parts F F of two metal straps G
bear upon the rope E at certain portions of the round, the lower ends of the
The ends II of the straps G
straps G being clipped by a screw bolt and nut H.
are not brought into actual contact whereby a space or gap J is left in which the
rope E can be seen. The flat portions of these straps G are provided with lugs K
on their edges and are nipped, with the two thicknesses of rope between them, by
screws and nuts L to fix them in position and secure the fold over end to the body
of the rope in a firm manner. The straps G are of such a length as to enclose a
quantity of the rope between them and thus ensure a positive bite upon the rope E
by the increase of surface contact due to the length; rendering it difficult for the
rope to draw out of the straps G in the event of the rope breaking in the bend or
loop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved method of and appliances for protecting and securing the fold
over ends of flat wire ropes as described and substantially as shown in the annexed
drawings