Patent ID: 7661737

Claim:
A roundsling which comprises: a) a load-bearing core; b) a pre-failure warning indicator means including: i) a strand, having a first end terminated by a first eye and a second end terminated by a second eye, said strand placed proximate the lifting core; ii) a ring adapted to join said eyes to form an endless loop of the strand, wherein said ring is designed to fail from one or more predetermined conditions and said failure occurs before said lifting core is damaged; and iii) a warning indicator fiber having a secured end and a whip end, the secured end of said warning indicator being attached to the first eye of the strand, and the whip end of said warning indicator fiber being directed along the ring, threaded through the second eye of said strand and double-backed along the ring; and c) a cover means for covering the lifting core and the pre-failure warning indicator, said cover having at least one slit from which said whip end of the warning indicator fiber emerges and extends so that the whip end is visible upon a cursory inspection.