Patent ID: 8887415

Claim:
A rope guide for a mining shovel, the mining shovel including a boom and a rope, the boom including a first end and a second end, the rope passing between the first end and the second end of the boom, the rope guide comprising: an arm pivotably coupled to the boom; a first rope-contacting element coupled to the arm, the first rope-contacting element engaging a first portion of the rope; a second rope-contacting element coupled to the arm, the second rope-contacting element engaging a second portion of the rope, the second rope-contacting element being spaced a distance from the first rope-contacting element; a spring damper coupled between the boom and the arm, the spring damper biasing the arm to rotate in a first direction, wherein the spring damper generates a biasing force that causes the first rope-contacting element and the second rope-contacting element to maintain positive engagement with the rope.