Claims
- 1. A method of construction a large-diameter braided rope, said method comprising the steps of:
- twisting a multiplicity of low-elongation fibers together at a twist factor in the range from about 125 to about 145, so as to form a plurality of twisted yarns;
- braiding a plurality of said twisted yarns together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 1.0 to about 2.0 so as to form a plurality of braided strands; and
- braiding a plurality of said braided strands together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 2.0 to about 3.6 so as to form said large-diameter braided rope.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of braiding said plurality of twisted yarns together comprises:
- braiding said twisted yarns together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 1.0 to about 1.4 so as to form said braided strands.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the steps of braiding said plurality of twisted yarns together comprises:
- braiding said twisted yarns together at a pick multiplier of about 1.35.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of braiding said plurality of braided strands together comprises:
- braiding said braided strands together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 2.0 to about 2.8 so as to form said braided rope.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of braiding said plurality of braided strands together comprises:
- braiding said braided strands together at a pick multiplier of about 2.7.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of braiding said yarns together comprises:
- braiding said twisted yarns together so as to form a plurality of braided stands having a diameter of about 7/16 inch or greater.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of braining said strands together comprises:
- braiding said plurality of braided strands together so as to form a rope having a circumference of about 5 inches or greater.
- 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of braining said plurality of strands together comprises:
- braiding said plurality of braided strands together so as to form a rope having circumference in the range from about 5 inches to about 20 inches.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of braiding said plurality of yarns together comprises:
- twisting said multiplicity of fibers together at a twist factor in the range from about 134 to about 140.
- 10. The method of claim 8, wherein:
- the step of twisting said multiplicity of fibers together comprises twisting said fibers together at a twist factor of about 140;
- the step of braiding said plurality of twisted yarns together comprises braiding said yarns together at pick multiplier of about 1.35; and
- the step of braiding said braided strands together comprises braiding said strands together at a pick multiplier of about 2.7;
- so as to provide said large-diameter rope with a firmness suitable for towing use.
- 11. The method of claim 8, wherein:
- the step of twisting said multiplicity of fibers together comprises twisting said fibers together at a twist factor of about 135;
- the step of braiding said plurality of twisted yarns together comprises braiding said yarns together at a pick multiplier of about 1.2; and
- the step of braiding said plurality of braided strands together comprises braiding said strands together at a pick multiplier of about 2.4;
- so as to provide said large-diameter rope with a firmness suitable for mooring use.
- 12. A method of constructing a large-diameter braided rope, said method comprising the steps of:
- twisting a multiplicity of low-elongation fibers together at a twist factor in the range from about 134 to about 140 so as to form a plurality of twisted yarns;
- braiding a plurality of said twisted yarns together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 1.0 to about 1.4 so as to form a plurality of braided strands having a diameter of about 7/16 inch or greater; and
- braiding a plurality of said braided strands together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 2.0 to about 2.8 so as to form a rope having a circumference in the range from about 5 inches to about 20 inches.
- 13. A large-diameter braided rope, comprising:
- a multiplicity of low-elongation fibers twisted together at a twist factor in the range from about 125 to about 145, so as to form a plurality of twisted yarns;
- a plurality of said twisted yarns being braided together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 1.0 to about 2.0 so as to form a plurality of braided strands, and
- a plurality of said braided strands being braided together of a pick multiplier in the range from about 2.0 to about 3.6 so as to form said large-diameter braided rope.
- 14. The braided rope of claim 13, wherein sad plurality of twisted yarns are braided together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 1.0 to about 1.4 so as to form said braided strands.
- 15. The braided rope of claim 14, wherein said plurality of twisted yarns are braided together at a pick multiplier of about 1.35.
- 16. The braided rope of claim 13, wherein said plurality of braided strands are braided together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 2.0 to about 2.8 so as to form said braided rope.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein a said plurality of braided strands are braided together at a pick multiplier of about 2.7.
- 18. The braided rope of claim 13, wherein said braided strands have a diameter of about 7/16 inch or greater.
- 19. The braided rope of claim 13, wherein said rope has a circumference of about 5 inches or greater.
- 20. The braided rope of claim 13, wherein said rope has a circumference in the range from about 5 inches to about 20 inches.
- 21. The braided rope of claim 20, wherein said yarns have a twist factor in the range from about 134 to about 140.
- 22. The braided rope of claim 20, wherein said multiplicity of fibers are twisted together at a twist factor of about 140, said twisted yarns are braided together at a pick multiplier of about 1.35, and said braided strands are braided together at a pick multiplier of about 2.7, so that said rope is provided with a firmness suitable for towing use.
- 23. The braided rope of claim 20, wherein said multiplicity of fibers are twisted together at a twist factor of about 135, said twisted yarns are braided together at a pick multiplier of about 1.2, and said braided strands are braided together at a pick multiplier of about 2.4, so that said large-diameter rope is provided with a firmness suitable for mooring use.
- 24. A large-diameter, high-strength braided rope, comprising:
- a multiplicity of low elongation fibers twisted together at a twist factor in the range from about 134 to about 140, so as to form a plurality of twisted yarns;
- a plurality of said twisted yarns being braided together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 1.0 to about 1.4 so as to form a plurality of braided strands having a diameter of about 7/16 inch or greater; and
- a plurality of said braided strands being braided together at a pick multiplier in the range from about 2.0 to about 2.8 so as to form a rope having a circumference in the range of about 5 inches to about 20 inches.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/871,613, filed Jun. 10, 1997, entitled "Rope Construction".
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