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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Actuant Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Inventors:
Luis S. Padilla, Davidson, NC (US);
Philip Samuel Bull, Shropshire, GB;
Randy S. Longerich, Bellingham, WA (US);
Aaron M. Vodnick, Warwick, RI (US);
Assignee:
Actuant Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D07B 1/04 (2006.01); D07B 7/02 (2006.01); D04C 1/12 (2006.01); D07B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D07B 1/04 (2013.01); D04C 1/12 (2013.01); D07B 1/025 (2013.01); D07B 7/02 (2013.01); D07B 2201/102 (2013.01); D07B 2201/1012 (2013.01); D07B 2201/1014 (2015.07); D07B 2201/1024 (2013.01); D07B 2201/1096 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2036 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2044 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2055 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2057 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2066 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2067 (2013.01); D07B 2205/205 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2014 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2042 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2064 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2071 (2013.01); D07B 2401/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rope and a method of constructing the rope. The rope may be of 12×12 braided construction and include a core for its length. The rope includes a plurality of primary strands, and each of the primary strands includes a plurality of fibers which may be made of a high-friction material. The rope also includes a secondary strand surrounded by the plurality of primary strands. The secondary strand includes a plurality of fibers which may be made of a low-friction material.