US3672006A
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Open mesh cable grip
Assignee: Hubbell Inc
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Filing: 1970-10-23
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Granted: 1972-06-27
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Expires: 1990-10-23
Abstract
Abstract An open mesh wire cable grip having a grip body composed of paired strands woven over one and under one at the cable receiving end thereof and in certain cases at also the draft end thereof, and woven over two and under two between the ends thereof. The strands at the draft end of the grip body are gathered into a plurality of branches which form the shoulder of the grip, and these branches are further divided into two groups which are bound together with the ends of the draft loop by two steel bands to form a stiffened draft shank. The outermost band forming such shank is enclosed by a tube of heat shrinkable plastic to cover any protruding strand ends. The plastic tube may be provided with a distinctive color, or an additional distinctively colored sleeve may be secured to the grip''s draft end to designate the size of the grip.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred W Fidrych
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:38
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16G; F16G11/00; F16G11/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/39; Y10T24/3909; Y10T24/3998; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/49; Y10T403/4983
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A wire cable grip composed of wires interwoven to form an open-mesh body having a cable receiving end and a draft end, said wires extending beyond the draft end of said body, and a plurality of branches constituting the shoulder of said grip being fOrmed by dividing said wires beyond the draft end of said body into a plurality of groups, and said wires beyond such shoulder being gathered into two groups to form a draft shank, a draft loop constituted of metal wires woven into rope form and having two straight ends disposed axially of the grip in side-byside planar arrangement and forming therebetween V-shaped troughs on opposite sides thereof, the two groups of wire portions being located on opposite sides of said loop ends, filling the V-shaped troughs formed by the sides of such loop ends and covering the sides of such loop ends, and a metal band bonding the loop ends and grouped wire portions into a permanently assembled draft shank between the draft loop and said grip shoulder, said metal band being continuous and compressed on the enclosed body and loop wire portions to form a consolidated, substantially solid mass in which the peripherally located wire portions are embedded in the metal of such band.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A wire cable grip composed of wires interwoven to form an open-mesh body having a cable receiving end and a draft end, said wires extending beyond the draft end of said body, and a plurality of branches constituting the shoulder of said grip being fOrmed by dividing said wires beyond the draft end of said body into a plurality of groups, and said wires beyond such shoulder being gathered into two groups to form a draft shank, a draft loop constituted of metal wires woven into rope form and having two straight ends disposed axially of the grip in side-byside planar arrangement and forming therebetween V-shaped troughs on opposite sides thereof, the two groups of wire portions being located on opposite sides of said loop ends, filling the V-shaped troughs formed by the sides of such loop ends and covering the sides of such loop ends, and a metal band bonding the loop ends and grouped wire portions into a permanently assembled draft shank between the draft loop and said grip shoulder, said metal band being continuous and compressed on the enclosed body and loop wire portions to form a consolidated, substantially solid mass in which the peripherally located wire portions are embedded in the metal of such band.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
165 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 1 in which the grip body is composed of paired wires which at the cable receiving end of said body form a plurality of double strand loops at the outer extremity of said body and are woven over one paired wire and under one paired wire for at least one space, and are then woven for at least the major portion of the length of such body over two paired wires and under two paired wires, said loops and one over one weave at the cable receiving end of said body, causing the latter to resist radial contraction to a higher degree then the over two and under two body weave, whereby said cable receiving end is provided with a funnel-like shape to facilitate the entry of a cable or rope thereunto, and under the force exerted to effect such insertion initiates the expansion of such body weave to facilitate the threading of the rope or cable therethrough.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 2, in which the paired wires extend into said branches and in each of said branches are in parallel planar arrangement, and including elongated flattened tubes enclosing the planarly arranged wires in branches and being bent outwardly in convex fashion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
127 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 1, in which said loop is composed of a plurality of groups of helically twisted wire strands and said strand groups are twisted helically into rope form so that in the draft shank the rope coils forming the loop end portions are disposed at angles to the longitudinal axis of the grip and to each other, and in which said grouped body wires in the draft shank are formed of twisted strands whose helicies are disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the grip, the helicies of the grouped body wires and of the loop end portions being interlocked in permanent relation, the strand groups forming said loop having a higher tensile strength than said grouped body wires.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
123 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 1, including a second band on said draft shank bonding said side loop ends and group ends together, said two bands being located in spaced relation on said loop ends and grouped wire portions and made of a metal having a high yield point against any forces tending to separate them from such locations, said metal bands being both compressed to a size substantially smaller than the size in which they were assembled on the draft shank, and the portions of the loop ends and grouped wires enclosed by both said bands, being deformed and consolidated into an inseparable mass filling the interiors of said bands and being peripherally embedded in the metal of such bands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 5, in which the portions of the two groups of wires extending between said two bands are arranged on said loop ends to form plane outer layers over the sides of such loop ends.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 1, in which said band is located on said two groups of wires so that the ends of said wires protrude beyond such band, and a tube covering the protruding ends of said wires.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A cable grip as defIned in claim 7, in which said tube is made of heat shrinkable plastic material and is mounted on said band so that one shrunk end thereof projects beyond such band and encloses said protruding wire ends.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 7 in which said tube is located on said loop ends between said loop and said band and has one end abutting the end of said band so as to cover said protruding wire ends.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 7, in which said tube is of a given color that identifies the particular size of said cable grip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 1, including an identification band mounted on said draft shank and having a given color peculiar to the size of said cable grip.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 11, in which said identification band is located on said draft shank between said loop and the metal band.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 11, in which said identification band is mounted on and encloses said metal band.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cable grip as defined in claim 11, in which said identification band is provided with indicia related to the particular grip.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-06-27 | 1975-12-27 | 1976-06-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-06-27 | 1979-12-27 | 1980-06-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-06-27 | 1983-12-27 | 1984-06-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |