Short Splice Systems and Methods for Ropes

A rope system comprising:

• a braided rope structure defining an interior and an exterior and comprising
• an intact portion comprising a plurality of intact S-strands and a plurality of intact Z-strands, and
• a disassembled portion comprising a plurality of loose strands;
• wherein
• each intact S-strand crosses a plurality of intact Z-strands;
• each intact Z-strand crosses a plurality of intact S-strands;
• the plurality of loose strands is passed into the interior of the rope structure;
• each loose strand is passed from the interior of the rope structure to the exterior of the rope structure adjacent to one of an associated intact S-strand and an associated intact Z-strand;
• and
• each loose strand associated with one of the intact S-strands is extended under at least one intact Z-strand crossing the associated intact S-strand and over at least one intact Z-strand crossing the associated intact S-strand and wrapped around its associated intact S-strand;
• and
• each loose strand associated with one of the intact Z-strands is extended under at least one intact S-strand crossing the associated intact Z-strand and over at least one intact S-strand crossing the associated intact Z-strand and wrapped around its associated intact Z-strand.

A method of forming a rope system comprising:

• providing a braided rope structure defining an interior and an exterior and comprising
• an intact portion comprising a plurality of intact S-strands and a plurality of intact Z-strands, and
• a disassembled portion comprising a plurality of loose strands, where
• each intact S-strand crosses a plurality of intact Z-strands;
• each intact Z-strand crosses a plurality of intact S-strands;
• passing the plurality of loose strands into the interior of the rope structure;
• passing each loose strand from the interior of the rope structure to the exterior of the rope structure;
• associating each loose strand with one of the intact S-strands or one of the intact Z-strands;
• and
• extending each loose strand associated with one of the intact S-strands under at least one intact Z-strand crossing the associated intact S-strand and over at least one intact Z-strand crossing the associated intact S-strand;
• and
• wrapping each loose strand associated with one of the intact S-strands around its associated intact S-strand;
• extending each loose strand associated with one of the intact Z-strands under at least one intact S-strand crossing the associated intact Z-strand and over at least one intact S-strand crossing the associated intact Z-strand;
• and
• wrapping each loose strand associated with one of the intact Z-strands around its associated intact Z-strand.