US 9,835,228 B2 · Advanced methods and designs for balancing a stranded termination assembly

Abstract

Devices and methods for loading a cable in order to create a desired distribution of the load among the cable's constituent strands. Strand terminations are applied to many—and possibly all of—the cable's strands. The ultimate goal is to connect the strand terminations to a collector in order to create an overall cable termination. The relationship between each strand termination and the collector is allowed to “float” using the inventive process while the cable is tensioned and an appropriate spatial relationship between each strand tensioner and the collector is determined. One the appropriate relationship is found, it is configured to be repeatable (such as by locking the strand termination in place or by recording its position for later application to the same or similar collector).

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Dependent claims

A method for preparing a synthetic cable for use, said synthetic cable having multiple strands with a strand termination affixed to an end of each of said multiple strands, comprising:

a) providing a collector having a plurality of receivers, each of said receivers being configured to accept a said strand termination;
b) providing a loading fixture, including a plurality of hydraulic cylinders;
c) connecting said collector to said loading fixture;
d) using said loading fixture to apply a predefined tensioning plan to said strand terminations by connecting each of said hydraulic cylinders to a strand termination, said tensioning plan being configured to apply an overall tension to said cable and a specific strand tension to each individual strand;
e) while said predefined tensioning plan is being applied, determining a spatial relationship between each of said strand terminations and said collector;
and
f) preserving said spatial relationships determined for each of said strand terminations.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Advanced methods and designs for balancing a stranded termination assembly

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Advanced methods and designs for balancing a stranded termination assembly

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Abstract

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