Patent ID: 7641177

Claim:
A force transfer assembly for transferring forces from tensioned members to a receiving structure, the assembly comprising: a first thimble comprising a bearing surface for passing a first tensionable member thereabout, said first thimble defining an inner channel for disposition at least partially about a portion of a receiving structure such that force is transferred from the first tensionable member to the receiving structure by said first thimble; a second thimble comprising a bearing surface for passing a second tensionable member thereabout, said second thimble defining an inner channel for disposition at least partially about a portion of the receiving structure such that force is transferred from the second tensionable member to the receiving structure by said second thimble; wherein the inner channel defined by said second thimble is dimensioned for receiving therein at least a portion of said first thimble such that said first thimble and said second thimble are nested together and an intermediate space for receiving at least a portion of the first tensionable member is defined between said first thimble and said second thimble.