Sling mounting head

A sling mounting head for use with a spacer element and mounting two members of a sling chain one of which members is a suspension member of a predetermined transverse dimension and has a fork head including two arms, whereas the other of these members is a sling chain link member arranged to be received between the arms of the fork head of the suspension member, the sling mounting head comprising a body portion having a central section with an axis and two axially spaced opposite faces, a first end section extending from one face of said central section in one axial direction and arranged to releasably retain the spacing element, and a box-shaped second end section including two side walls and a bottom wall extending from the other face of said central section in opposite axial direction, said side walls of said second end section being formed as forked plates which are substantially parallel to and spaced from one another by such a distance that they form a gap therebetween in which the suspension member is received, said bottom wall of said second end section having an opening through which one of the two members extends, said central section, said first end section, and said side and bottom wall of said second end section together forming an integral member;

• and means for connecting the two members with one another and retaining them in said body portion, and mounted in said side walls of said second end section of said body portion.