A Protective Sleeve For A Load Carrying Sling
AssigneeEnduro Softslings B.V.
InventorSytse Van der Molen
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Abstract
A protective sleeve is disclosed for covering part of the eye of a load carrying sling. In use, such eyes have a designated inner radius and outer radius. The sleeve comprises an elongate curved tube of flexible material having an opening for receiving the sling, an inner curvature and an outer curvature. The curvatures are configured to form a wrinkle-free surface in contact with the inner radius of the eye when the sleeve is placed over the eye.
Claims22
A protective sleeve for covering part of an eye of a load carrying sling, wherein, in use, the eye has a designated inner radius and outer radius, the sleeve comprising an elongate curved tube of flexible material having an opening for receiving the sling and wherein the sleeve comprises an inner curvature and an outer curvature, configured to form a wrinkle-free surface in contact with the inner radius of the eye when the sleeve is placed over the eye.
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A load carrying sling having an eye and a protective sleeve provided around a part of the eye, wherein the eye has a designated inner radius and outer radius, the sleeve comprising an elongate curved tube of flexible material having an opening for receiving the sling, with an inner curvature corresponding to the designated inner radius and an outer curvature, corresponding to the outer radius of the eye, such that the sleeve has a wrinkle-free surface in contact with the inner radius of the eye.
A method for constructing a sleeve for an eye of a load carrying sling, wherein the method comprises steps of:
- providing a selectively shrinkable fabric that is subject to shrinking in a first direction but not in a second direction;
- forming an elongate tubular sleeve from the fabric with the first direction aligned with a length of the sleeve and the second direction arranged around a circumference of the sleeve;
- selectively shrinking the fabric in the first direction at a first circumferential position in order to form an inner curvature of the sleeve, corresponding to a designated inner radius of the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.