Clevis mount thimble

A thimble apparatus for reinforcing a spliced eye in a rope comprising

• a thimble having
• a thimble eye formed as a generally U-shaped shackle defining a center aperture therein with arms on opposing sides of the center aperture, and having an outer surface, a front face, and a rear face, and further defining
• a groove formed within the front face of the shackle generally in a shape of a U and having a width;
• and
• a rope seat formed within the shackle beneath the groove proximal to the rear face and having a diameter larger than the width of the groove, wherein the groove forms a passage to the rope seat from the front face along a length of the groove;
• a base connected to ends of the arms of the shackle closing the center aperture and further defining
• a first feed channel formed as a first bore through the base that connects with a first end of the rope seat;
• a second feed channel formed as a second bore through the base that connects with a second end of the rope seat;
• and
• a plurality of sockets formed as blind holes in an engagement surface of the base opposite from the ends of the arms of the shackle;
• and
• a bumper having a plurality of posts extending normally from a surface thereof and defining a rope aperture;
• wherein
• when the surface of the base defining the sockets and the bumper are coupled together, the plurality of posts align with the plurality of sockets, and the rope aperture aligns with the first feed channel and the second feed channel.