Patent ID: 8387505

Claim:
A rope structure comprising: first and second sets of fibers, where the first set of fibers is twisted together, the second set of fibers is twisted around the first set of fibers to form a plurality of yarns, the first set of fibers is formed of a first material, the second set of fibers is formed of a second material, and elongation of the first set of fibers is different from elongation of a second set of fibers, and twists applied to the first and second fibers are determined such that loads on the rope structure are substantially evenly distributed across individual fibers forming the rope structure; the plurality of yarns are combined to form a plurality of strands; wherein the plurality of strands are combined using a single braid process to form the rope structure, where the rope structure defines a void space; and at least one of the fibers, the yarns, and the strands are configured substantially to reduce a volume of the void space and thereby maintain a shape of the rope structure when the rope structure is under load.