Patent ID: 8533917

Claim:
An apparatus for producing a rope crossing of rope play equipment for securing rope lines to each other, the rope crossing of the rope play equipment comprises at least two crossing rope lines ( 20 , 30 ) and a ring ( 10 ), wherein the ring ( 10 ) has an inner opening ( 12 ), which comprises twice the number of essentially radially extending receiving regions ( 13 ) in relation to a number of the rope lines to be secured, and wherein a corresponding line segment of at least one of the rope lines ( 20 , 30 ) forming a bulge ( 21 , 31 ) is received in two corresponding receiving regions ( 13 ) facing each other, so that bulges ( 21 , 31 ) of the crossing rope lines are arranged on respective opposite sides of the ring ( 10 ), the apparatus comprises: a receiving device ( 63 ) for non-positively or positively securing the ring ( 10 ) in at least one translational degree of freedom ( 60 ), a first force-exerting device ( 70 ) which can be brought mechanically into operative connection with the bulge of the rope line and with which a first translational movement of the bulge ( 61 ) can be generated such that an apex ( 40 ) of the bulge moves away from the ring ( 10 ), wherein rope line segments ( 22 , 32 ) abutting the bulge extend through the ring, and a second force-exerting device ( 80 ) which can be brought mechanically into operative connection with the bulge of the rope line and with which a second translational movement of the bulge ( 61 ) can be generated such that the apex ( 40 ) of the bulge approaches the ring ( 10 ).