Abstract: A cable neutral wires connector for connecting neutral wires of a cable, the cable having a cable longitudinal axis, includes a connector body, a plurality of neutral wire ports, and at least one securing mechanism. The neutral wire ports are defined in the connector body. The neutral wire ports are each configured to receive at least one of the neutral wires therethrough. The at least one securing mechanism is configured to secure the neutral wires in the connector body. The connector body is configured to be mounted on the cable such that the neutral wire ports are circumferentially distributed about the cable longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Wire rope tube tags are described that include chemically etched wire rope information on an outer surface of the tube tag. A flat sheet of metal may be etched to include wire rope-related information on a surface of the flat sheet of metal that may then be folded into a desired shape, such as a cubic tube, spherical tube, triangular tube, etc., to create a wire rope tube tag with the wire rope information on the outer surface of the tag. Several methods for attaching the folded tube tag are provided, including one or more holes located through the body of the tube tag through which a wire thread or zip tie may pass and one or more tabs extending from the tube tag that may be bent toward or angled toward the wire rope sling to pinch the wire rope and hold the tag in place.

Abstract: A joint includes a solid rod having a slit or opening into which a wedge is inserted. The rod and wedge are inserted into a fitting. The internal surface of the fitting has a contour which continuously and nonlinearly varies with distance along the fitting. The wedge has a dimension having a similar contour. The shape of the contour can be described by a polynomial of order two or higher.

Abstract: A coupling encapsulator for a post-tension cable splice coupler, including a tubular member including a first end and a second end, a first end cap, including a first segment operatively arranged to engage the first end, a second segment connected to the first portion, wherein the first segment extends from the second segment in a first axial direction, and a first flange connected to the second segment and extending radially inward in the first axial direction, and a second end cap, including a third segment operatively arranged to engage the second end, a fourth segment connected to the third segment and extending in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, and a second flange connected to the fourth segment and extending radially inward in the second axial direction.

Abstract: A grounding rope assembly for electrically grounding a rotatable conductive shaft of a dynamo-electric machine. The assembly includes a grounding rope member including a plurality of conductive wires extending along the length of the grounding rope member and one or more discrete fixation points intermediate the first and second ends of the grounding rope member. Two or more of the plurality of conductive wires are affixed together at each of the discrete fixation points.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a cable, a filling step S5 of filling a tube hole of a socket main body which is formed in a tubular shape and in which first end portions of wire rods are disposed with a mixture obtained by mixing a thermosetting resin into a preliminary mixture obtained by mixing ceramic particles and fly ash in advance is carried out.

Abstract: A synthetic load transfer assembly. The assembly generally includes a load portion connectable to a connection point (e.g., a shackle) of a load, a first lifting portion connectable to a first lifting device (e.g., a crane of a vessel, a winch of a production system, etc.), and a second lifting portion connectable to a second lifting device (e.g., another crane of the vessel, a crane of another vessel, another winch of the production system, etc.). Load bearing portions connect the load portion to the respective lifting portions. The portions are formed of one or more synthetic materials.

Abstract: A fail-safe push-pull rod has two load paths that are separated from each other, of which always only one takes up the load transmission and which automatically detects possible damage to or functional failure of the first load path so that in such a case then the second load path takes over the load transmission, whereby the functional change from the first to the second load path can be determined during the routine maintenance inspection by an inspection hole irreversibly showing the damage or the failure of the first load path.

Abstract: An anchoring device for anchoring tendons for structural reinforcement. The anchoring device has a longitudinal central axis defining an axial direction. The anchoring device includes an outer barrel and an inner wedge. The outer barrel has a cylindrically or frusto-conically shaped inner surface defining a cylindrically or frusto-conically shaped inner space. The inner wedge has a frusto-shaped outer surface and a coaxial bore. The shaped inner space is configured for allowing the inner wedge to be positioned in the shaped inner space of the outer barrel in the axial direction. The coaxial bore of the inner wedge is configured for receiving a tendon. The inner wedge includes inner and outer portions, the inner portion overlapping the outer portion as seen in a radial direction.

Abstract: A system has a surface intended to separate two chambers within the system. The surface has an aperture for allowing passage of at least one communication conduit. A shroud is positioned on the surface at the aperture, and has at least two portions defining a central opening to allow the communication conduit to pass through the aperture and shroud. The two portions of shroud have mating clamp ears in contact with each other. Securement members tighten the clamp ears against each other to provide a seal at an end of the shroud remote from the surface.

Abstract: A compressor equipped with an electric motor having a stator including a stator core, coils, and a string. The stator core is formed of laminated core plates and has crimped portions in boundaries between a yoke and bases of teeth. The crimped portions are spaced at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the stator core. Coil ends are laced by the string in such a way that the string is not passed through teeth spaces having the crimped portions disposed outward thereof in a radial direction of the stator core, but passed through the teeth spaces that are located adjacently on opposite sides of each of the teeth spaces having the crimped portions disposed radially outward thereof and also passed through at least one of any two adjacent of the teeth spaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to an anchor, more particularly a fixed anchor, for a tensioning device designed for attachment on a construction for holding tensile cords, such as wires, rods, more particularly tensile wires, tension rods, or the like on the anchor, with a multi-part anchor head, wherein the anchor head has an anchor plate in the form of a perforated disc with a feed-through for separately guiding a tensile cord, wherein the feed-through is one of a number of feed-throughs and the tensile cord is one of a number of tensile cords, as well as an intermediate disc mounted on one side of the perforated disc and having a further feed-through for separately guiding the tensile cord, wherein the further feed-through is one of a number of further feed-throughs in the intermediate disc and the tensile cord is the one of the number of tensile cords.

Abstract: A belt or belt segment defines a longitudinal direction and includes a plurality of steel ropes arranged to be essentially mutually in parallel and to extend essentially in the longitudinal direction. The belt or belt segment has at least one open end whereat the steel ropes have respective rope segments extending outwardly therefrom. An attachment device is disposed at the open end and is attached to at least a portion of the rope segments via clamping.

Abstract: A method for installing an optical fiber unit in a protective tube housing a pulling rope includes the steps of: providing a mini tube having a longitudinal opening from end to end; transversally inserting a portion of the pulling rope in the longitudinal opening; contacting the pulling rope and optical fiber unit over a predetermined length; slipping the mini tube over at least a portion of the contacting length of the pulling rope and optical fiber unit; crimping the mini tube around the pulling rope and optical fiber unit; and drawing the optical fiber unit through the protective tube by pulling the pulling rope.

Abstract: A pull tie is described having an elastomeric cord and a slidable stop. The pull tie can be suitable for releasable, multi-use closures for flexible bags and containers. The pull tie can be opened and closed with one hand.

Abstract: The communication and/or electrical cord organizer and cover includes a tubularly-shaped member of an undefined length, which is outfitted with a fastening means that runs along the length so as to enable opening and sealing off of the tubularly-shaped member. The organizer and cover further includes at least one connector tube that can attach itself in perpendicular orientation to any location along the tubularly-shaped member in order to provide a branching effect for ingress or egress of any electrical or communication cord with respect to the tubularly-shaped member. The connector tubes each include a serrated collar member that pierces a hole through the tubularly-shaped member, and from which threadings are provided on both the serrated collar member and the respective connector tube for securement to the tubularly-shaped member.

Abstract: A method of making a lifting grommet provides a connector body that is specially configured. The body has opposed end portions and a centrally positioned open area or gap. Each end portion of the body has a bore. A length of wire is provided having a pair of rope end portions. As part of the method, a bore and a centrally positioned opening or gap is engaged with a wire rope end portion. Once an end portion extends to the bore or gap, it is frayed, spread apart or unraveled. As part of the method, each portion of the wire rope is enveloped with a mass of adhesive filler material such as epoxy.

Abstract: A rope termination (10) for a rope (19) having a plurality of sub-ropes (21 -32), the rope termination including a connection device having a load pin (12)wherein each of the plurality of sub-ropes (21 -32) is spliced into itself to form a looped end, wherein the looped ends are arranged on the load pin and each of the plurality of sub-ropes (21 -32) is of equal length. The connection device further includes a connector (34) for a rope connection assembly whereby tension is equally transferred between the load pin and each of the plurality of sub-ropes.

Abstract: The anchoring device for a cable made of plurality of tendons comprises an anchor block having a front side, a rear side and channels extending between the front and rear sides, each tendon of the cable being received in a respective channel with a blocking member. It also comprises a first protective material with which at least some of the channels of the anchor block are filled, a chamber containing portions of the plurality of tendons of the cable, located on at least one of the front and rear sides of the anchor block, and a second protective material, different from the first protective material, with which the chamber is filled.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and of a method of preserving and protecting tassels. More particularly, the present invention relates to a tassel protector accommodating at least one tassel, particularly when undergoing high wear operations, such as, but not limited to, machine laundry. The invention is concerned with an apparatus to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the tassel by placing and holding a plurality of component strands of decorative tassels into their original conditions during high wear operations.

Abstract: A large wire anti-theft device having a first body and a second body, the anti-theft device accepts passage of a large wire for inhibiting movement of a large wire by friction and compression for inhibiting movement of the large wire through the first body and the second body. A tension force applied to the large wire shall cause tightening of the first body and the second body against the large wire for preventing theft of the large wire.

Abstract: A cable termination system and method of assembly is provided that clamps strength members of the cable after they have been wrapped around a winding member. The clamping force required is therefore reduced by the capstan effect of the winding member. The winding member is preferably a torus that encircles the cable, and the system may comprise a number of progressively larger tori arranged in sequence along the cable to provide sufficient room for wrapping all of the strength members around them.

Abstract: A shopping cart basket is attached to the rear portion of a basket frame using a clip that is configured to removably affix to the frame, a pair of joined-together rim wires that are attached to the basket. The joined-together wires are oriented to slide into the clip and downwardly through a slot into a substantially circular opening. Once in the opening, the wires are rotated. The width of the slot is selected such that rotated wires are too wide to pass back through the slot. The clip enables the basket to be assembled to the frame without requiring tools or welding.

Abstract: A rope crossing secures rope lines on each other as well as rope play equipment which has at least one rope crossing. The rope crossing includes at least two crossing rope lines and a ring, wherein the ring has an inner opening with twice the number of essentially radially extending receiving regions in relation to the number of rope lines to be secured. A corresponding line segment of a rope line forming a bulge is received in two corresponding receiving regions that face one another, so that the bulges of crossing rope lines are arranged on respective opposite sides of the ring. The ratio of the unobstructed width LW of a receiving region to the diameter of the rope line D, which forms the bulge in this receiving region, is LW/D=0.8 to 0.98.

Abstract: A ladder tape includes two pairs of warp strings, and two weft strings repeatedly passing through the warp strings in a predetermined way to form two cords and a plurality of bridge sections between the cords. The weft strings respectively are wound around one section of each pair of the warp strings only to form an opening between the warp strings that the ladder tape may engage with the rotary drum of the window blind in a fast and easy way. The weft strings are wound around the warp strings in a way that the ladder tape will not get entangled with other objects unexpectedly.

Abstract: A socketing material (16), or mortar, for speltering wire rope, strand, and other tension members (14), comprising 35%-55% AL2O3; 32%-52% SiO2; 0%-20% CaO; and 0%-2% Fe2O3. The material (16) may have a continuous-use temperature of at least 1000 degrees, at least 2000 degrees, or at least 2500 degrees Fahrenheit. A speltered assembly (10) is produced by introducing the material (16) into and allowing it to cure within a cavity (24) of a terminal fitting (12) around the ends of a plurality of wires (31) of a tension member (16) which are arranged within the cavity (24) in a spaced-apart relationship.

Abstract: In one form, the cable termination has a tubular body with an opening into which an end of the median barrier cable is inserted. A wedge gripper includes three sections for gripping the end of the median barrier cable within the tubular body. The wedge gripper has a tapering outer surface that mates with a tapered inner surface of the tubular body and has a toothed inner diameter. A threaded cap is screwed to an end of the tubular body opposite from the cable opening, such that the threaded cap forces the tapering outer surface of the wedge gripper axially against the tapered inner surface of the tubular body to force the toothed inner diameter of the wedge gripper to contract against three lobes of the median barrier cable to grip the median barrier cable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rope crossing for securing rope lines on each other as well as rope play equipment which has at least one rope crossing according to the invention. The rope crossing includes at least two crossing rope lines and a ring, wherein the ring has an inner opening which comprises twice the number of essentially radially extending receiving regions in relation to the number of rope lines to be secured, and wherein a corresponding line segment of a rope line forming a bulge is received in two corresponding receiving regions that face one another, so that the bulges of crossing rope lines are arranged on respective opposite sides of the ring. The ratio of the unobstructed width LW of a receiving region to the diameter of the rope line D, which forms the bulge in this receiving region, is LW/D=0.8 to 0.98.

Abstract: Swim tops having a friction locking cord adjustment system are described. The swim top may have a pair of friction locking adjustment terminal ends. Each friction locking adjustment terminal end may be secured to an end of one of a pair of neck cords of the swim top. The friction locking adjustment terminal ends may be slidably affixed to the opposing neck cord of the swim top to permit the fit of the top to be adjusted. The friction locking adjustment terminal ends may be comprised of adjustment buckles or slidable knots. Adjustment buckles may include two or more silicone coated pads having holes for threading the cords of the swim top. A friction enhancing pattern may be proximate to the holes of the adjustment buckles. The friction enhancing pattern may engage the cord passing through that hole when the swim top is worn to enhance the secure fit of the swim top.

Abstract: A cord lock with an internal structure designed to guide a pair of cord parts through the device smoothly to minimize friction thereby increasing final tension in the cord parts. And further designed to guide the cord exit on the operators side to facilitate a tightening method where the cord parts can be held one in each hand and pulled apart giving the operator more leverage and multiplying the tension force in the cord parts (13).

Abstract: A rope termination (10) for a rope (19) having a plurality of sub-ropes (21-32), said rope termination comprising a connection device having a load pin (12) wherein each of said plurality of sub-ropes (21-32) is spliced into itself to form a looped end, wherein said looped ends are arranged on said load pin and each of said plurality of sub-ropes (21-32) is of equal length. The connection device further comprises a connector (34) for a rope connection assembly whereby tension is equally transferred between said load pin and each of said plurality of sub-ropes.

Abstract: The present invention is a harnessing apparatus to manage, organize, and prevent the entanglement of tubes, wires, cables, and the like, comprising a base and a cover that are hingedly connected to one another and having a plurality of flexible teeth that physically separate the tubes, wires, and cables so as to keep them organized and prevent their entanglement. The preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to a harnessing apparatus that is used in a healthcare facility setting to organize and prevent the entanglement of intravenous (IV) tubes and other monitoring wires and cables connected directly to a patient. However, it is recognized that the present invention can also be configured for use with other tubes, wires, and cables in a non-healthcare facility setting, such as household appliances, computers, entertainment systems, and even the tubes and wires inside the engine of an automobile, boat, or aircraft.

Abstract: A post-tension apparatus has an anchor member having a cavity formed in an interior thereof, a tendon extending through the cavity of the anchor member the has an unsheathed portion and a sheathed portion, an encapsulation affixed to the anchor member and extending thereover that has a trumpet formed at one end of the anchor member, a sheathing lock positioned in the cavity and engaged with the sheathed portion of the tendon, a seal affixed within the trumpet so as to reside in liquid-tight sealing relation with the sheathed portion of the tendon, and wedges recessed in the cavity of the anchor member. The pair of wedges is engaged with the unsheathed portion of the tendon. The sheathing lock is positioned adjacent an end of the pair of wedges.

Abstract: A PC link having base, a cable hole defined in the base for receiving the power cable of an electric apparatus, a retaining arm extended from one lateral side of the base and defining with the base a retaining hole and a gap, and an elastically deformable guide portion extended from the free end of the retaining arm at one side for enabling said second cable be forced through said gap into said retaining hole and then held down in said retaining hole by said elastically deformable guide portion.

Abstract: A clip 10 is provided for the retention of cables or wiring 44 in electrical installation trunking 46. The clip 10 has a first member 12 and a second member 14, which are coupled together in a sliding relationship. In use, the clip 10 slides apart, extending across the open face 50 of the trunking 46 until the lateral ends of the clip abut against an internal side wall 52 of the trunking 46. Cooperating locking strips (26, 40, see FIGS. 3 and 4) act to lock the relative positions of the first 12 and second 14 members and to prevent the clip 10 from falling out of the trunking 46.

Abstract: A traction system includes a composite rope (1), especially for an elevator. The composite rope (1) is driveable by a traction sheave (6). The traction system has a composite rope that is easy to handle, whereby high traction forces can be transferred, and the composite rope enables a narrower drive unit than known belt technology. To this end, the composite rope has parallel individual tension members (4) surrounded by an elastomer material which are interconnected by an elastomer connecting layer (5) on one side, and the tension members (4) engage in corresponding grooves (7) of the traction sheave (6). The penetration depth of the individual ropes (2) of the tension members (4) in the grooves of the traction sheave (6) is at least 25% of the diameter (d) of the individual ropes (2).

Abstract: Improvements to a device as previously disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,219,397 wherein an elastic cord is attached to a pre-existing flexible linear structure such as a wire, tube, or rope to deform the structure and impart elastic handling properties. The improvements include features necessary for the effective manufacture and use of the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus for retaining at least one umbilical in relation to a string. The apparatus (30) comprises a body (32), first (38) and second members (40) and first (50, 52) and second fasteners. The body and the first member are movable in relation to each other between a first disposition, in which the body and the first member define a first bore (34) between them for accommodating a string, and a second disposition, in which the body and the first member are spaced apart from each other such that the string can be received in or removed from the first bore.

Abstract: A sheathing-retaining article for use with a post-tension anchorage system has a wedge with a tendon-retaining portion and a sheathing-retaining portion. The tendon-retaining portion has a channel extending longitudinally therealong. The channel is suitable for retaining the tendon therein. The tendon-retaining portion has a tapering outer surface with a wide end at one end of the wedge and a narrow end spaced therefrom. The sheathing-retaining portion extends outwardly from the narrow end of the tendon-retaining portion. The sheathing-retaining portion engages a sheathing of a tendon extending through the channel of the wedge.

Abstract: A multi-strand cable attachment hub securing multiple trees or multiple poles together includes a hub base made of aluminum or another suitable soft metal with respectively angled tapered channels extending therethrough with tapered inner bodies made of stainless steel or other suitable hard metal with a central aperture extending therethrough. Multi-strand steel cables extending respectively through the channels and the ends partially unwound with a single strand threaded through the central apertures in the tapered inner bodies and the remaining strands threaded between the inner bodies and channel walk. The single middle strands are bent over the ends of the tapered inner bodies and the inner bodies pulled into the corresponding channel to trap the strands between each inner body and the wall of the channel.

Abstract: A loop line comprised of a pair of side by side cords of equal length and knots equispaced along said cords for joining the cords together and defining loops between the knots. The cords preferably are limp monofilament with knots tied or are string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted or woven together and the knots for joining the cords together are formed by interlacing, braiding or looping the cords. The strands are selected from at least one of polymer, polyester or metal wire fibers. For hanging an item, the loop line has a proximal end terminating at a knot and a distal end terminating in a knot, the proximal end of the loop line is wrapped around or inserted in a hole in the item, the distal end is passed through a loop formed in the loop line at the knot at the proximal end to form a hitch attached to the item, and the loop line is hung from a knot formed in the loop line at the distal end.

Abstract: A method of forming a dead-end anchorage of a post-tension anchor system includes the steps of positioning a tendon within a cavity of an anchor body such that an unsheathed end of the tendon extends outwardly of the cavity such that a sheathed portion of the tendon is positioned within the cavity, mechanically inserting a fixing element into the cavity, mechanically inserting wedges into the cavity between the unsheathed end of the tendon and a wall of the cavity, and applying pressure onto an end of the tendon such that the fixing element engages the sheathed portion and such that the tendon and the wedges are in interference-fit relationship within the cavity. The fixing element includes a pair of fixing members positioned adjacent an end of the wedges.

Abstract: A termination anchor having a neck region, a mid region, and a distal region. An expanding passage through the anchor from the neck region to the distal region is bounded by an internal surface. Exposed strands on a cable are trapped within this expanding passage by infusing them with liquid potting compound (either before or after the strands are placed within the passage). This liquid potting compound solidifies while the strands are within the anchor to form a solidified potted region. The present invention optimizes the profile of the internal surface in order to transfer stress occurring in the neck region to the mid region and the distal region. By transferring some of this stress, a more uniform stress distribution and a lower peak stress are achieved.

Abstract: An article for engaging a sheathing of a sheathed portion of a tendon has a tubular body having an inner surface and outer surface and a first end and a second end, fins extending radially outwardly from the outer surface, a longitudinal split extending through a wall of the tubular body and extending from the first end to the second end, locking ribs extending radially inwardly from the inner surface of the tubular body, and a collar formed adjacent the second end of said tubular body. Each of the locking ribs extends parallel to the other locking ribs. The locking ribs are equally spaced along the inner surface of the tubular body. Each of the fins extends parallel to the other fins. Each of the fins have a height increasing from the first end to the second end of the tubular body.

Abstract: An anchor having an internal passage defined by a revolved wall profile. The anchor is conceptually divided into four regions: a neck region, a transition region, a mid region, and a distal region. Each of these regions has its own design considerations. A portion of a parabola is used to define at least part of the revolved wall profile. The parabolic portion is preferably used in at least the neck and mid regions. In order to create a tangency condition proximate the neck anchor boundary, the parabola used to create the wall profile is angularly offset from the wall profile's axis of rotation.

Abstract: The invention concerns a single-piece part for producing a cable anchoring jaw. The single-piece part includes several angular portions arranged about a generally cylindrical duct, assembled by clamps adjacent to the duct. Each clamp is located at the bottom of one particular radial slot extending between two portions from the part periphery. Each clamp has towards its own particular slot a surface whereof a part at least is inclined relative to the direction perpendicular to the slot radial plane, such that the clamp radial thickness has a minimum in a specific position along the direction, thereby ensuring the position where the clamp will be broken to obtain the jaw wedges from the part portions, which enables to better control for clamping the cable strand in the jaw.

Abstract: A headset cord holder comprising: a body configured to be coupled to at least one article from the group of articles consisting of a bag and an item of clothing, wherein the body is either part of a closure mechanism configured to releasably couple a first portion of the at least one article to a second portion of the at least one article, part of a slideable item capable of being translated along the at least one article, or part of an ornamental accessory having an aesthetic characteristic unrelated to its functional structure; and a groove built into the body, wherein the groove is configured to receive and releasably secure a headset cord.

Abstract: An anchor having an internal passage defined by a revolved wall profile. The anchor is conceptually divided into four regions: a neck region, a transition region, a mid region, and a distal region. Each of these regions has its own design considerations. A portion of a parabola is used to define at least part of the revolved wall profile. The parabolic portion is preferably used in at least the neck and mid regions. In order to create a tangency condition proximate the neck anchor boundary, the parabola used to create the wall profile is angularly offset from the wall profile's axis of rotation.

Abstract: Cable terminations having features which reduce stress in the transition between the potted region and the freely flexing region of a cable when the cable flexes laterally with respect to the anchor. Several favorable geometries are disclosed. The use of a supplemental buffer material to reduce stress is also disclosed.

Abstract: A belt end connection for fastening a support belt end in an elevator installation and a method for protecting and checking a belt end connection in an elevator installation includes a twisting prevention device that prevents twisting of the belt end connection about the longitudinal axis thereof. A wedge retains the support belt end in a wedge pocket and is secured by a loss prevention device against slipping out of the wedge pocket. The twisting prevention device and/or the loss prevention enable efficient protection of the support belt and/or of the belt end connection against damage and make possible efficient checking and control of the belt end connection.