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US 2024/0117860 A1Published application
Rope assemblies
AssigneeAdvanced Innergy Ltd.
InventorGregory Stanley VAN HINSBERGH
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Abstract
A rope assembly comprises a rope, wherein the rope comprises a plurality of braided or twisted strands. The rope assembly also comprises an attachment structure formed of a polymer. The attachment structure defines an opening through the rope between the strands. The strands are fixedly held in the attachment structure by being encased within the polymer.
Claims20
A rope assembly, the rope assembly comprising:
- a rope, wherein the rope comprises a plurality of braided or twisted strands;
- and
- an attachment structure formed of a polymer, wherein the attachment structure defines an opening through the rope between the strands, wherein the strands are fixedly held in the attachment structure by being encased within the polymer,
- wherein at least the strands of the rope, fixedly held in the attachment structure by being encased within the polymer, comprise an insulative coating.
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A method of manufacturing a rope assembly, wherein the method comprises:
- forming an opening through a rope between the strands of the rope;
- inserting an elongate member through the opening;
- assembling a mold around the elongate member;
- providing a casting resin in the mold;
- allowing the casting resin to cure;
- and
- removing the mold to provide an attachment structure formed of the cured polymer, wherein the attachment structure defines an opening through the rope between the strands, wherein the strands are fixedly held in the attachment structure by being encased within the cured polymer.
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A rope assembly, the rope assembly comprising:
- a rope, wherein the rope comprises a plurality of braided or twisted strands;
- and
- an attachment structure formed of a polymer, wherein the attachment structure defines an opening through the rope between the strands, wherein the strands are fixedly held in the attachment structure by being encased within the polymer,
- wherein a ratio of a diameter of the opening to a diameter of the rope is from 1:10 to 2.5:1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.