Gripping device for stranded wire cable - has groove off semicircular cross=section with convex longitudinal section

摘要

The stranded wire cable of a cable railway has to be lifted whilst under a tensile load in order to carry out maintenance work. The cable is gripped with the aid of a device with a groove of semi-circular cross-section and a hole to receive a crane hook. The device is so shaped that the length of the groove is equal to twice the dia. of the cable. The floor of the groove has a convex longitudinal section. USE/ADVANTAGE - The device enables the cable to be handled without damaging or disturbing the wire strands.