Soft shackle with locking mechanism

A soft shackle rope link comprising:

• a first end comprising a knot and having first and second rope legs extending therefrom toward a second end opposite the first end, the second end having an adjustable diameter loop defined by the first rope leg passing through the second rope leg at a loop junction, the first and second rope legs being part of a same base rope,
• wherein the first rope leg is movable with respect to the second rope leg to adjust the diameter of the adjustable diameter loop,
• wherein the rope link is configured to have a shackle conformation defining a shackle eye when the knot is positioned through the adjustable diameter loop and the loop is positioned adjacent a second end side of the knot;
• a locking mechanism to establish a maximum diameter of the adjustable diameter loop that is less than a diameter of the knot, the locking mechanism comprising a web permanently affixed to and extending from the adjustable diameter loop and, in the shackle conformation, is wrapped around at least a portion of the loop junction to releasably secure relative movement of the first leg with respect to the second leg;
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• the rope link further comprising a chafe covering at least a portion of the first and second legs extending from the first end adjacent the knot to a predetermined location proximate the loop junction,
• wherein, in the shackle conformation, the web is further wrapped to cover exposed portions of the first and second legs intermediate the loop junction and an end of the chafe proximate the loop junction.