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Asymmetric wire rope isolator

US6290217A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2000
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49615
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wire rope isolator having a pair of opposed mounting blocks, each having parallel holes formed therein so that the holes in one block are perpendicular to holes in the second block. One block contains two parallel holes passing through the block while the second contains three parallel holes, one of which passes through the block and the remaining holes being blind holes passing inwardly from opposite sides of the block. One end of the rope is secured in one blind hole and the rope is threaded through the block in a clover leaf pattern and the opposite end secured in the other blind hole.

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