Braided line splices and methods of splicing to form same
OwnerWilliam Thomas Paulsoninventor
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Abstract
Braided line splices and methods of making such splices using an inverted sleeve formed from a part of the braided line sheath, the steps forming the sleeve being at least a part of the method. The sleeve is formed by inverting it (turning it inside out), and then running a braided line part through the sleeve, tensioning the sleeve and having it grip the line part within the sleeve. Variations include making eye splices, both slipping and non-slipping; belt or loop splices, both slipping and non-slipping; and butt splices. Kits may be packaged which provide the necessary items and information to complete such splices.
Claims20
In a length of braided line, a closed-loop splice formed in said line by portions of said line, said braided line having a braided sheath and a core within said sheath, said core having an end portion at one end of said length of braided line and said sheath having a linearly extending inverted section spaced from said core end portion along said length of braided line with a plurality of openings formed through said sheath and opening into said inverted section of said sheath in lengthwise spaced relation along said length of braided line, said length of braided line also extending linearly beyond said sheath inverted section and forming another portion of said length of braided line which is selectively subjected to tension forces lengthwise thereof with such forces being exerted lengthwise through said sheath inverted section when occurring;
- said core having said end portion thereof extending into a first one of said openings and through said sheath inverted section out of a second one of said openings so that a portion of said length of braided line between said core end portion and said sheath inverted section forms a closed loop, said sheath inverted section gripping said core end portion received therein.
A braided line splice kit for making a braided line splice, said kit comprising:
- a length of braided line having first and second ends and a line body between said ends formed by a braided sheath and a core within said sheath, means for forming a linearly inverted section spaced along said length of braided line from said first end of said length of braided line and a plurality of openings through said sheath and opening into said inverted section of said sheath in lengthwise spaced relation along said length of braided line;
- means including one end of said core for leading that core end and at least a part of said core into a first one of said openings and through said sheath inverted section out of a second one of said openings to form a closed loop from the portion of said length of braided line between said core end and said sheath linearly inverted section so that said sheath inverted section grips the portion of said core received therein;
- and instructions on how to proceed to make at least one of various types of splices such slipping or non-slipping tear-drop shaped eye splices or round or oval type eye, or belt, splices.
A method of splicing braided line having a core received in a braided sheath formed of braided strands, said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) making an inverted sleeve for use in forming a splice in a braided line by the steps of:
- (a) forming a hardened tip on one end of at least the core of the braided line;
- (b) inserting the hardened tip through an entry opening of the braided sheath of the braided line by working the hardened tip through the braided strands forming the braided sheath, forming a closed loop by the part of the braided line between the entry opening and the entering part of the braided line where it enters the entry opening;
- (c) moving the hardened tip through the interior of the braided sheath longitudinally of the braided line;
- (d) then moving the hardened tip through an exit opening by again working it through the braided strands of the braided sheath to form an exit opening, thereby establishing the length of the sleeve defined by the part of the braided sheath between the entry and exit openings;
- (e) passing the hardened tip out through the exit opening and continuing to move the portion of the braided line forming the loop through the sleeve to gradually reduce the closed loop until the loop disappears at the entry opening;
- (f) then pulling on the part of the braided line that has passed through the sleeve, causing the section of the braided sheath forming the sleeve to invert or turn inside out as it is pulled through the exit opening, forming an inverted sleeve;
- (g) and in so doing forming a pair of well-defined entry and exit openings at the inverted sleeve entry and exit points through which the hardened tip has passed;
- (2) inserting one end of at least a part of the braided line into the entry opening and passing it through the formed sleeve until it has passed out through the exit opening;
- (3) and applying longitudinally directed tension force to the sleeve so as to cause the sleeve to grip the portion of the braided line extending through the sleeve.
A method of making an inverted sleeve for use in forming a splice in a braided line having a core received in a braided sheath formed of braided strands, said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) forming a hardened tip on one end of at least the core of the braided line;
- (2) inserting the hardened tip through an entry opening of the braided sheath of the braided line by working the hardened tip through the braided strands forming the braided sheath, forming a closed loop by the part of the braided line between the entry opening and the entering part of the braided line where it enters the entry opening;
- (3) moving the hardened tip through the interior of the braided sheath longitudinally of the braided line;
- 4) then moving the hardened tip through an exit opening by again working it through the braided strands of the braided sheath to form an exit opening, thereby establishing the length of the sleeve defined by the part of the braided sheath between the entry and exit openings;
- (5) passing the hardened tip out through the exit opening and continuing to move the portion of the braided line forming the loop through the sleeve to gradually reduce the closed loop until the loop disappears at the entry opening;
- (6) then pulling on the part of the braided line that has passed through the sleeve, causing the section of the braided sheath forming the sleeve to invert or turn inside out as it is pulled through the exit opening, forming an inverted sleeve;
- (7) and in so doing forming a pair of well-defined openings at the inverted sleeve entry and exit points through which the hardened tip has passed.
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