Claims
- 1. The method of field forming a loop splice at the live end of wire rope comprising the step of:
- (a) unravelling a selected length of said live end of wire rope to form two bundles of wires, with substantially the same number of wires in each bundle;
- (b) forming a left-hand loop about the live end with one bundle and a right-hand loop with the other bundle;
- (c) reweaving the two bundles in the loop to form a complete rope, until the loop is complete, and two bundle ends extend on opposite sides of said live end;
- (d) reweaving the two bundles to form a dead end rope;
- (e) positioning a top half of a clamp on said live-end;
- (f) positioning a bottom half of said clamp opposite said top half, the bottom half having a portion that slopes upwardly and so positioned that the sloping portion shields the terminus of the dead end; and
- (g) drawing and retaining said top and bottom halves together at two longitudinally spaced points on each side of said dead and live ends.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 684,562, filed May 10, 1976, now abondoned.
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