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US 10,729,101 B2Granted
Lariat device and method of manufacture
OwnerAlbert Dale Mikelsoninventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems for ropes used to catch livestock such as a cattle roping lariat. In one embodiment, the lariat includes a set of strands, each strand including a set of yarns surrounding a central core. The set of strands are twisted to form a twisted rope. The lariat is manufactured using a set of components including a head box, a tree-cross box with a branched strand tree device and a cross device, and a tail box.
Claims19
A lariat device comprising:
- three strands, each strand having a length and comprising a plurality of strand yarns and a center yarn bundle comprising a plurality of center yarns;
- wherein:
- each of the plurality of strand yarns encircle a respective center yarn bundle and are 2(3.5Z)-3(3.5S) yarns;
- the three strands are Z twisted together with respect to one another;
- the lariat device has a strand twist of no more than three twists per inch;
- each center yarn bundle is a plied yarn bundle;
- and
- each yarn in the center yarn bundle is a plied and cabled yarn comprising two yarns each of 940 denier containing 136 filaments.
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A lariat comprising:
- three strands, each strand having a length and comprising a set of strand yarns wrapping a center yarn bundle comprising a set of center yarns, the three strands twisted with respect to one another;
- wherein:
- the set of strand yarns are of 2(3.5Z)-3(3.5S);
- and
- each center yarn bundle is a plied yarn bundle comprising two yarns each of 940 denier comprising 136 filaments.
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A lariat comprising:
- at least three strands, each strand having a length and comprising a set of strand yarns of 2(3.5Z)-3(3.5S) wrapping a center yarn bundle, each yarn of the set of strand yarns is of 1260 denier, the center yarn bundle comprising a set of center yarns;
- wherein:
- the at least three strands are twisted with respect to one another;
- and
- each center yarn bundle is a plied yarn bundle comprising two yarns each of 940 denier comprising 136 filaments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.