Abstract: A cable winding mechanism and method employ a cable reel having a hub portion having an axis of rotation and first, second and third sets of spokes extending radially outwardly from the hub portion, with the second spoke set located between the first and third spoke sets and defining therewith first and second winding gaps, respectively, for accommodating respective monospiral windings of a cable. A drive rotates the cable reel about the axis of rotation of the hub portion and a cable deflector guides cable into the first and second winding gaps during the winding of the cable on the reel. The second set of spokes is interrupted by a cross-over gap at which the cable can extend between the first and second winding gaps and the cable deflector is displaced, in timed relation to the rotation of the reel, so as to guide the cable alternately into the first and second winding gaps and through the cross-over gap.

Abstract: A cable reel has first and second sets of spokes extending radially from a hub, the spokes of the first set being spaced axially of the hub from the spokes of the second set so as to snugly accommodate a monospirally-wound cable between the first and second sets. The spokes of the first set are angularly off-set from the spokes of the second set, as viewed axially of the hub, so as to accommodate a splice in the cable between the first and second sets.

Abstract: An anti-sway crane reeving apparatus is disclosed in which a reeving apparatus is connected between an overhead frame carried by a crane, a winding drum mounted on the frame, and a lifting beam positioned below the frame from which a load carrying means is suspended. A plurality of upper spaced-apart sheaves are affixed to the overhead frame and a plurality of lower spaced-apart sheaves are affixed to the lifting beam. Each of the lower sheaves has first and second grooves. A rope means is affixed to the drum means and overhead frame and extends between the drum and the lower sheaves and between the upper and lower sheaves. The rope means includes a plurality of pairs of first and second ropes having a reeving path extending to and wrapping in the same direction around the first and second grooves of each of the lower sheaves. Each pair of first and second ropes extends from the lower sheaves in directions transverse to the axis of the sheaves and away from each other relative to the vertical.

Abstract: An anti-sway crane reeving apparatus is disclosed in which a reeving apparatus is connected between an overhead frame carried by a crane, winding drum means mounted on the frame, and a lifting beam positioned below the frame from which a load carrying means is suspended. The reeving apparatus includes a plurality of upper spaced-apart sheaves affixed to the overhead frame and a plurality of lower spaced-apart sheaves affixed to the lifting beam. Each of the lower sheaves has first and second grooves. A rope means is affixed to the drum means and overhead frame and extends between the drum means and the lower sheaves and between the upper and lower sheaves. The rope means includes a plurality of pairs of first and second ropes having a reeving path extending to and wrapping in the same direction around the first and second grooves of each of the lower sheaves.

Abstract: An anti-sway crane reeving apparatus is disclosed in which the reeving apparatus connects an overhead frame carried by a crane, a winding drum means mounted on the frame, and a lifting beam positioned below the frame from which a load carrying means is suspended. A plurality of spaced-apart sheaves are affixed to the lifting beam and rope means is affixed to the drum means and overhead frame and wraps around each of the plurality of sheaves. The rope means functions to support and raise and lower the lifting beam and the load carrying means. The rope means, in extending from its positioned wrapped around each of the plurality of sheaves, diverges from the vertical in an upward direction from each of the plurality of sheaves. The plurality of sheaves on the lifting beam are the only sheaves wrapped by the rope means which are rotatable during raising or lowering of the lifting beam.