Patent ID: 8672375

Claim:
A heavy load industrial sling protective pad, comprising: only a single sleeve forming member; fasteners on first and second sides of said sleeve forming member wherein when said fasteners are joined, said sleeve forming member forms a sleeve which will encircle and secure the sleeve forming member to an industrial sling; first and second pockets defined by stitching in said sleeve forming member, said stitching including a first portion generally along a center line of said sleeve forming member, said stitching including a second portion including at least one stitch line generally perpendicular to said center line, wherein said first and second portion of said stitching forms said first and second pockets; and a block spacer positioned in each of said first and second pockets, each of said block spacers having height, length and width dimensions wherein said height dimension is sufficient to space an edge or a corner of a load away from said industrial sling by forming a gap between said block spacers in said first and second pockets and said second portion of said stitching when said sleeve forming member is positioned on said industrial sling in a first configuration with said block spacers facing said load, wherein said fasteners are in two groups or strips, wherein a first of said two groups or strips spans a first edge of said sleeve forming member at said first side and a second of said two groups or strips span a second edge of said sleeve forming member at said second side, wherein said sleeve is formed when said first and second groups of fasteners are joined.