Abstract:
Methods are provided for forming spliced connections in coverbraided ropes in the form of a sling having at least one eye. The methods include the step of situating a void spacer adjacent to a portion of a core rope. The methods also include coverbraiding the removable void spacer to create a tunnel into which a section of the same coverbraided sheath enclosing a strength member core is able to be positioned in between the strength member core and the coverbraided sheath enclosing the strength member core in the vicinity of the spliced eye's splice braid zone, thereby forming a spliced eye connection.
Abstract:
A trawl system having at least a trawl net and bridles and/or sweeplines, the trawl net having a trawl mouth opening; wings; a pliable footrope; a pliable headrope; and pliable sidelines, the bridles and/or sweeplines having a forward bridle point as well as having upper and lower bridles and/or sweeplines, the trawl system includes light sources illuminating space between the upper and lower bridles and/or sweeplines with visible light.
Abstract:
A method for producing a rope (35) that is useful for forming pelagic trawl mesh, particularly self-spreading trawl mesh. The rope (35): 1. is stronger for a given amount of material; 2. has less drag; 3. exhibits the same. or better lift when subjected to water flow at trawl mesh angles of attack; and 4. is also less costly to manufacture in comparison with known helix rope constructions. Most broadly, the method and apparatus of the present disclosure include a standard braiding apparatus (11) where an additional planetary carrier apparatus orbits about the outside of the usual planetary carrier apparatus, at a same or similar height as the usual planetary carrier apparatus, at a lower speed than the usual planetary carrier apparatus, and preferably carries fewer bobbins (19) than the usual planetary carrier apparatus.