Abstract:
A coupler may be provided. The coupler may comprise a first cylindrical cavity, a first truncated conical cavity, and a second truncated conical cavity. The first truncated conical cavity may be adjacent to and concentric with the first cylindrical cavity. The first truncated conical cavity may have a first angle. The second truncated conical cavity may be adjacent to and concentric with the first truncated conical cavity. The second truncated conical cavity may have a second angle less than the first angle.
Abstract:
A honda device for separating a honda to allow easy retrieval of a rope includes a rope having a honda positioned adjacent a lariat end of the rope. The honda has a break therein to define a first end and a second end of the honda. A female coupler is coupled to the first end of the honda. The female coupler has a receiving bore extending into a free end of the female coupler. A male coupler is coupled to the second end of the honda. The male coupler includes an insertion end being inserted into the receiving bore of the female coupler to releasably secure the male coupler to the female coupler. The male coupler is selectively removed from the female coupler to break the honda.
Abstract:
A connecting system which allows a standard rigging fixture to be connected to a synthetic cable termination by swaging. The cable termination is provided with a swaging sleeve. When the standard rigging fixture is placed next to the termination, this swaging sleeve is swaged over a portion of the standard rigging fixture in order to lock the standard rigging fixture to the termination. The provision of the swaging sleeve on the termination is accomplished using a variety of approaches, including forming the swaging sleeve as part of an anchor, providing a separate swaging sleeve attached by threads, and forming the anchor and swaging sleeve with two separate swaging operations.
Abstract:
A jacket for a quick assembly bolt device includes a longitudinal through-hole having a neck section for firmly engaging with an end of a bolt that extends into the jacket. At least one longitudinal slit is defined in a circumference of the jacket, with a perimeter delimiting the at least one longitudinal slit jointing with an end of the jacket at least one jointing point. The jointing point is broken when the jacket is inserted into a bore of a piece of lumber, allowing the jacket to expand outward for firm engagement with a circumferential wall delimiting the bore of the piece of lumber. The longitudinal through-hole of the jacket allows the other end of the bolt to be driven into another piece of lumber.
Abstract:
A termination of a tension member (1) for use as a tension leg for a tension leg platform. The tension member (1) consists of a plurality of carbon fiber filaments gathered into one or more strands (2) in which the filaments run close together. Around the strands is provided a sheath. The bundles/strands (2) are spread apart in a transitional zone, and each bundle/strand is inserted into its respective hole (6) in a socket (4, 5), and is fixed in relation to the hole (6) by means of a hardenable mass.
Abstract:
A method of terminating a fiber rope utilizing a device of the type which has a housing member having a frusto-conical bore in which an end portion of the rope can be wedgedly retained. The end portion of the rope has a reinforcing device incorporated therein in order to increase the tensile load capacity of the rope end portion. The reinforcing device may include a fiber type material, a length of fiber rope or a resinous compound applied to the fibers of the rope end portion.
Abstract:
An improved termination for rope (2) in which ends of rope elements (4) are encapsulated in resinous material (6) to form a fiber-and-resinous-material composite-mixture plug (8) within a tapered cavity (16) that is divided by radial plates (36) into smaller segments (46) and is partially filled with a tapered body (32) to provide a constant cross-sectional area.
Abstract:
A method of terminating wire ropes by swaging in the field with hand tools. At the factory, one end of termination (9) has been prepared with threads (13) and the opposing end has been drilled forming a hole the diameter of which is too small to fit a wire rope end (11) with a tapered locking plug (10) installed. At the factory the remaining metal is then swaged outward, forming the swaged out sleeve portion (12), to an inside diameter sufficient to allow insertion of wire rope end (11) with plug (10) installed. Out in the field, plug (10) is first inserted into wire rope end (11) over the center strand and under the outer strands. Assembled wire rope end (11) and plug (10) are now inserted into swaged out sleeve portion (12). Swaged out sleeve portion (12), with wire rope end (11) and plug (10) installed, is then swaged inward, with a hand tool, forming the inside walls into a taper that is coextensive with the plug's tapered portion (18). Wire rope end (11) is under compression between the inner wall of swaged in sleeve portion (21) and plug (10). Under tension loads, the wire rope strands grip plug (10) sufficiently to shift plug (10) axially inside swaged in sleeve portion (21) so that plug (10) compresses wire rope end (11) ever more tightly against swaged in sleeve portion (21) effectively locking wire rope end (11) and termination (9) together.
Abstract:
A cable termination arrangement includes a tapered socket body and a mating plug covered with a sleeve of malleable material. Cable strands are inserted and spread out inside of the socket. The plug and sleeve are pushed into the socket for forcing the strands into the sleeve. When a tensile force is applied to the cable, slippage between the cable and the socket is zero.
Abstract:
A rope terminal fixing method is provided, which may be used easily at a construction site, causes less shearing load, and may reliably prevent the falling-off of the rope.The rope terminal fixing method comprises the following steps. A tubular terminal metal fitting which comprises a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a through hole communicating the proximal and distal openings is prepared. A terminal of a rope is inserted through the proximal opening into the through hole, a portion of the terminal of the rope extended from the distal opening is loosened, and a diameter-enlarging member is fixed to a core wire of the rope. Then, the terminal of the rope is brought back into the through hole. A fixed width portion extending in an axial direction of the terminal metal fitting is pressed from the outside in a circumferential direction by swaging, such that a protrusion constraining the rope so as to reduce its diameter is formed in the through hole. The diameter-enlarging member cooperates with an end of the protrusion located on the distal opening side to constrain surrounding wires other than the core wire in a sandwiching manner. A rope with terminal fixing tools, which comprises the terminal fixing tools attached thereto by this method, is also provided.