Chafe protected rope and protective cover therefore
AssigneeCharles D. Farmer
InventorCharles D. Farmer
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Abstract
A protective cover for rope and an assembly of the protective cover installed on a rope. The protective cover has a fabric sleeve with a first sleeve end and a second sleeve end. One or more tethers are attached to and extend from proximate at least one of the sleeve ends. The one or more tethers provide resistance to motion of the sleeve relative to an underlying rope because the one or more tethers are interlaced with the strands of the rope. The one or more tethers are interlaced along a sufficient length of rope, with a sufficient number of tucks that the strands of the rope, under tension, will clamp upon the one or more tethers. The friction between the one or more tethers and the strands prevent movement of the cover or the tethers relative to the rope.
Claims27
A protective cover for a rope, comprising:
- a) a fabric sleeve having a first sleeve end and a second sleeve end;
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- b) one or more tethers attached proximate to and extending from at least one of the sleeve ends, the one or more tethers of such length, of such number, and so configured as to interlace with the rope for collectively maintaining a position of the cover along the rope when the rope is under tension.
A rope assembly for lifting, hauling, winching, towing, or rigging heavy loads under harsh conditions, the assembly comprising:
- a rope comprising a plurality of braided, twisted, or linked components;
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- a protective cover encircling at least a portion of the rope, the cover comprising:
- a) a fabric sleeve having a first sleeve end and a second sleeve end;
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- b) one or more tethers attached to and extending from proximate at least one of the sleeve ends, the one or more tethers interlaced with the components of the rope to collectively maintain the position of the cover along the rope when the rope is under tension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.