Cable/hose haulage chain

A haulage chain capable of hauling cables and hoses comprising a housing module for a haulage chain capable of hauling cables and hoses and a pair of chains having interlinked links having associated pivots, the housing module comprising a pair of opposed side walls extending between opposed first and second walls, the housing module including releasable retention members to retain the side wall portions of the housing members in abutment whilst allowing selective separation of the housing members to permit the loading and removal of cables and hoses into and out of a hollow interior bounded by the walls of the housing module, the side wall portions of the housing module defining pockets openable on separation of the housing members to receive links of the chains, respectively, for interconnecting a succession of housing modules to define a haulage chain, the pockets being closeable and the chains being clampingly retained with the side walls of the housing module on opposite sides of the haulage chain following closure of the respective pockets, and each of the side walls defining a tapered nose profile having a tip portion and a tipped tail profile having a tip portion, the profiles being shaped such that, in use, the tip portion of the nose profile of a trailing housing module abuts tip portion of the tail profile of a leading housing module, the tip portions being substantially coincident with the associated pivots defined by the chains and permitting relative pivotal movement of the housing modules.