Rope termination with constant-cross-section, divided-cavity potted socket
OwnerJohn F. Floryinventor
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Abstract
An improved termination for rope (2) in which ends of rope elements (4) are encapsulated in resinous material (6) to form a fiber-and-resinous-material composite-mixture plug (8) within a tapered cavity (16) that is divided by radial plates (36) into smaller segments (46) and is partially filled with a tapered body (32) to provide a constant cross-sectional area.
Claims19
A termination for a flexible tension member comprising:
- a socket barrel,
- an inner wall within said socket barrel,
- said inner wall forming a cavity within said socket barrel,
- said cavity being substantially symmetrical about a principal cavity axis, a body within said cavity,
- said body being substantially symmetrical about a principal body axis,
- said body axis being substantially coincident with said cavity axis,
- plates extending radially from said body substantially to said socket barrel inner wall, has been inserted to provide antecedent basis for applicant's amendments;
- a plurality of broomed out elements of said tension member extending into each of said cavity segments,
- a resinous material forming a mixture with said elements within said cavity, and
- said mixture of elements and resinous material forming a plug within said cavity.
A termination for a tension member in which broomed out elements of said tension member and a resinous material combine to form a composite mixture plug within a tapered cavity, said tapered cavity is divided into cavity segments by radial plates extending outward substantially to a wall of said tapered cavity, and a plurality of said broomed out elements extend into each cavity segment.
A termination for a tension member comprising:
- a socket barrel,
- a cavity peripheral wall forming a major cavity within said barrel,
- said cavity being substantially symmetrical about a principal cavity axis,
- a plurality of radial plates extending substantially radially outward from said cavity axis,
- said radial plates substantially extending to said cavity peripheral wall,
- said radial plates substantially dividing said major cavity into a plurality of cavity segments,
- a plurality of broomed out elements of said tension member extending into each of said cavity segments,
- resinous material inserted into said cavity segments and forming a mixture with said tension member elements,
- wherein said mixture of tension member elements and said resinous material forms plugs within said cavity segments when said resinous material becomes hard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.