Patent ID: 8782856

Claim:
A rope connection comprising: a rope termination of a rope having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of sub-ropes, said rope termination comprising a termination member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of load pins formed in a closed annulus around said longitudinal axis, each of said plurality of sub-ropes being spliced into itself to form a looped end arranged around said load pins and each of said plurality of sub-ropes being of equal length, wherein said termination member further comprises at least two tabs interconnecting said load pins, which said tabs extend radially outwardly from said longitudinal axis such that a circular cylindrical surface concentric with said longitudinal axis and intersecting said tabs entirely surrounds said load pins and said sub-ropes disposed around said load pins, said rope extending from said proximal end of the termination member; and a connector for connection with said tabs; whereby tension in the rope is equally transferred to said connector through said tabs and equally divided between said load pins and each of said plurality of sub-ropes.