A captivated wire rope assembly can comprise a wire rope, shackle, ferrule, and wire rope thimble having an element retaining feature. The element retaining feature can ensure that all of the assembly components remain together for the life of the assembly by rendering it impossible to remove or replace the shackle or other rigging element without apparent damage to the system. The element retaining feature can be, for example, a substantially triangular gusset welded to one thimble leg, but not the other. Disclosed methods for making such a captivated wire rope assembly require no welding after the wire rope has been placed in the thimble, thus preventing damage to the wire rope or other assembly components.
THIMBLE WITH ELEMENT RETAINING FEATURE
SEILKAUSCHE MIT ELEMENTHALTERUNG
VIROLE AVEC ACCESSOIRE DE MAINTIEN D'ÉLÉMENT
2016-04-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETAINING SHACKLES USING THIMBLE RETAINING ELEMENT
European Patent Office | 2018
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