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- a locking lever member is pivotally secured to one of the handle members and cammingly engages the other handle member.
- a threaded bolt member serves as an adjustable stop member for the locking lever member whereby the amount of opening of the jaw members may be varied.
- a tension spring member coupled with an over-toggle action of the locking lever permits the implement to be locked in its open position whereby both hands of the user are free to effect the rope splicing or laminating. Thereafter, a release lever may be actuated with one hand to close the jaw members.
- This invention relates to a rope splicing implement and, more particularly, to a rope splicing implement which may be locked in its open position.
- fidsf Devices similar to that disclosed in the present invention, referred to in the trade as fidsf. are used to provide an opening between adjacent strands of rope.
- Customarily fids are made from tapering pins of wood or iron to stretch and wedge apart adjacent strands of rope to make a splice or lamination.
- the splicing of ropes consists primarily of the simple procedure of tucking loose strand ends under strands in a laid portion of the rope. It requires that the laid strands be separated enough to yield an opening through which the tuck end may be inserted. For small ropes this may be accomplished with merely finger strength, but with larger ropes, such as those of an inch or more in diameter, it is necessary to use a fid of some sort with or without the use of additional pressure such as provided by the application of a mallet. However, the fid must be withdrawn before the tuck can be inserted, and the elasticity of the strands sometimes makes it difficult to insert the tuck without the use of considerable skill, dexterity and speed on the part of the person making the splice.
- a vice grip type wrench is modified whereby the jaw members will open rather than close when the handle members are squeezed and an over-toggle action permits the jaw members to be locked in their open position.
- Actuation of a simple release lever overcomes the over-toggle action and closes the jaw members. Accordingly, the rope splicing implement of the present invention can be manufactured from relatively standard parts which may be produced and assembled economically.
- FIG. 1 is a side view, partially in cross section, showing the rope splicing implement of the present invention in one position thereof;
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the rope splicing implement of FIG. 1 in another position thereof and with parts broken away for purposes of clarity; and,
- FIG. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the rope splicer element as seen along Line 33 of FIG. 2.
- Splicing tool has an upper tapering nose or jaw member 16 and a lower tapering nose or jaw member 18.
- the ends of the upper and lower tapering nose members 16 and 18 are substantially pointed and conical in cross section.
- the upper and lower nose members 16 and 18 are pivoted at 20 which may be any suitable pivot source such as that provided by a nut and bolt assembly.
- the upper tapering nose member 16 is provided with a downwardly and rearwardly extending portion 22 which passes through the lower nose member 18 as seen best in FIG. 3.
- a substantially U-shaped handle 24 is pivotally connected at pivot point 26 to the rearwardly and downwardly extending portion 22 of nose member 16.
- a second handle 28 is integral with the lower tapering nose member 18 and is also substantially U-shaped in cross section. Handle 28 thereby provides a slot within which a free end of a locking lever 30 may be positioned. Locking lever 30 is pivotally attached to handle 24 at 32.
- Handle 28 is provided with an internally threaded portion 34 at one terminal end thereof within which is threadedly received a threaded bolt 36.
- bolt 36 has a head 38 at its outer end and a stop abutment 40 at its innermost end.
- Locking lever 30 has a first camming surface 42 which is engaged by the stop abutment 40 on threaded bolt 36 and a second camming flange 44 which engages the base of the U-shaped handle 28 when the handles 24 and 28 are squeezed together as shown in FIG. 2 in order to open the upper tapering nose member 16 from the lower tapering nose member 18.
- the handle 28 has a yoke portion identified at 52, 54 to receive the rearwardly and downwardly extending portion 22 of upper tapering nose member 16 through opening 56. This provides in effect a crossover of the upper and lower jaw members connected to their respective handles 24 and 28 whereby upon squeezing of the handle members 26 and 28 together the jaw members 16 and 18 separate.
- U-shaped handle 24 In order to release the implement from its locked position, U-shaped handle 24 carries a release lever 58 pinned across the legs of handle 24 at 60.
- a camming projection 62 extends toward the nose members 16, 18 from pin 60 and is engaged by cam 64 on lockinglever 30 when the implement is locked as shown in FIG. 2. This engagement causes release lever 58 to move away from the free end of handle 24.
- release lever 58 In order to release the implement 10 from its locked position, release lever 58 is merely pressed toward the free end of handle 24 moving camming projection 62 clockwise about pivot 60 and reversing or counteracting the over-toggle position of pivot 32 on locking lever 30.
- Spring 46 now acts to close upper and lower nose members 16 and 18.
- the implement In operation, the implement is inserted between adjacent strands l2 and 14 of a rope desired to be spliced and handles 24 and 28 are squeezed together in order to open the upper and lower tapering nose members 16 and 18.
- the amount of opening is determined by the position of threaded bolt 36 whose inner stop abutment end 40 engages camming surface 42 of locking lever 30 forcing camming flange 44 into abutting relationship with a base of U-shaped handle 28.
- the pivotal connection of locking lever 30 at 32 to the handle 24 is such that the pivot 32 assumes an over-toggle position in moving from the FIG. 1 position to the FIG. 2 position whereby the upper and lower nose members 16 and 18 are locked in their open position when handles 24 and 28 are squeezed together.
- tension spring 46 creates a clockwise torque about pivot point 26 and pivot point 32 is slightly above an imaginary line interconnecting pivot 26 with the engagement of stop abutment 40 with camming surface 42.
- tension spring 46 creates a clockwise torque about pivot point 26 and pivot point 32 is slightly above an imaginary line interconnecting pivot 26 with the engagement of stop abutment 40 with camming surface 42.
- a rope splicing implement comprising a. an upper jaw member,
- said upper and lower jaw members having tapering and substantially pointed nose portions adapted to be inserted between adjacent strands of a rope
- a rope splicing implement as claimed in claim 1 including a threaded bolt member threadedly received in an end of said second handle member and in engagement with said lever member to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
- a rope splicing implement as defined in claim 1 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
- a rope splicing implement as defined in claim 3 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
- a rope splicing implement as defined in claim 3 including a threaded bolt member threadedly received in an end of said second handle member and engageable with said lever member to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
- a rope splicing implement as defined in claim 1 wherein said second handle member is integral with said lower jaw member and is substantially U-shaped in cross section, and said lever member has a first camming surface engageable with the base of said U-shaped second handle member and a second camming surface engageable with a stop abutment carried by said second handle member.
- a rope splicing implement as defined in claim 7 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
- a rope splicing implement as defined in claim 8 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
- a rope splicing implement as claimed in claim 6 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
- a rope splicing implement as defined in claim 10 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
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A rope splicing implement which permits pointed jaw members to be inserted between adjacent strands of a rope and opened when its handle members are squeezed together. A locking lever member is pivotally secured to one of the handle members and cammingly engages the other handle member. A threaded bolt member serves as an adjustable stop member for the locking lever member whereby the amount of opening of the jaw members may be varied. A tension spring member coupled with an over-toggle action of the locking lever permits the implement to be locked in its open position whereby both hands of the user are free to effect the rope splicing or laminating. Thereafter, a release lever may be actuated with one hand to close the jaw members.
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United States Patent Bell [151 3,654,755 [451 Apr. 11, 1972 [54] ROPE SPLICING IMPLEMENT [72] Inventor: Clarence R. Bell, c/o KM Cafe, Grays River, Wash. 98621 [22] Filed: July 28,1970
[21] Appl.No.: 58,841
[52] U.S.Cl ..57/23,81/302,81/367, 81/380 [51] lnt.Cl. ..B65h69/06,B25b 7/12 [58] Field ofSearch ..57/22,23, 159; 81/5.l, 302, 81/367-380, 418
[56] References Cited UNlTED STATES PATENTS 2,222,744 11/1940 Gallien,Jr. ..81/302 2,695,540 11/1954 Berger ..81/380 2,714,828 8/1955 Britton ..81/380 2,168,812 8/1939 Van Keurenl ..81/302X 2,840,082 6/1958 Salvatore ..8l/302X 2,884,755 5/1959 Malm ..57/23 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 506,053 9/1954 Canada ..81/380 1,139,458 2/1957 France ..81/302 Primary Examiner-John Petrakes Attorney-Paris, Haskell and Levine [57] ABSTRACT A rope splicing implement which permits pointed jaw mem bers to be inserted between adjacent strands of a rope and opened when its handle members are squeezed together. A locking lever member is pivotally secured to one of the handle members and cammingly engages the other handle member. A threaded bolt member serves as an adjustable stop member for the locking lever member whereby the amount of opening of the jaw members may be varied. A tension spring member coupled with an over-toggle action of the locking lever permits the implement to be locked in its open position whereby both hands of the user are free to effect the rope splicing or laminating. Thereafter, a release lever may be actuated with one hand to close the jaw members.
11 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures PATENTEDAPR 11 m2 3,654,755
i MWM ATTORNEYS ROPE SPLICING IMPLEMENT This invention relates to a rope splicing implement and, more particularly, to a rope splicing implement which may be locked in its open position.
Devices similar to that disclosed in the present invention, referred to in the trade as fidsf. are used to provide an opening between adjacent strands of rope. Customarily fids are made from tapering pins of wood or iron to stretch and wedge apart adjacent strands of rope to make a splice or lamination.
The splicing of ropes consists primarily of the simple procedure of tucking loose strand ends under strands in a laid portion of the rope. It requires that the laid strands be separated enough to yield an opening through which the tuck end may be inserted. For small ropes this may be accomplished with merely finger strength, but with larger ropes, such as those of an inch or more in diameter, it is necessary to use a fid of some sort with or without the use of additional pressure such as provided by the application of a mallet. However, the fid must be withdrawn before the tuck can be inserted, and the elasticity of the strands sometimes makes it difficult to insert the tuck without the use of considerable skill, dexterity and speed on the part of the person making the splice. In addition, a considerable amount of physical strength is required to insert the fid a sufficient length to give the necessary opening especially when large diameter strands of rope are involved. Ropes with greater elasticity, such as Nylon, makes it even more difficult to get the tuck between the strands before they pull back into place.
Some implements or fids have been devised which are relatively complicated to assemble and expensive to make in that they employ meshing pinion and gear members which must be turned in order to obtain the necessary mechanical advantage to separate the strands of the rope.
In accordance with the present invention, a vice grip type wrench is modified whereby the jaw members will open rather than close when the handle members are squeezed and an over-toggle action permits the jaw members to be locked in their open position. Actuation of a simple release lever overcomes the over-toggle action and closes the jaw members. Accordingly, the rope splicing implement of the present invention can be manufactured from relatively standard parts which may be produced and assembled economically.
The inherent advantages and improvements of the present invention will become more readily apparent upon considering the following detailed description of the invention and by reference to the drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view, partially in cross section, showing the rope splicing implement of the present invention in one position thereof;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the rope splicing implement of FIG. 1 in another position thereof and with parts broken away for purposes of clarity; and,
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the rope splicer element as seen along Line 33 of FIG. 2.
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings, there is shown a splicing implement, indicated generally at 10, which is inserted between adjacent strands of rope l2, l4. Splicing tool has an upper tapering nose or jaw member 16 and a lower tapering nose or jaw member 18. The ends of the upper and lower tapering nose members 16 and 18 are substantially pointed and conical in cross section. The upper and lower nose members 16 and 18 are pivoted at 20 which may be any suitable pivot source such as that provided by a nut and bolt assembly.
The upper tapering nose member 16 is provided with a downwardly and rearwardly extending portion 22 which passes through the lower nose member 18 as seen best in FIG. 3. A substantially U-shaped handle 24 is pivotally connected at pivot point 26 to the rearwardly and downwardly extending portion 22 of nose member 16. A second handle 28 is integral with the lower tapering nose member 18 and is also substantially U-shaped in cross section. Handle 28 thereby provides a slot within which a free end of a locking lever 30 may be positioned. Locking lever 30 is pivotally attached to handle 24 at 32.
A tension spring 46 is attached to rearwardly extending portion 22 of the upper nose member 16 at 48 by having one end thereof inserted therethrough. The other end of tension spring 46 is suitably attached to a hook 50 which is struck from the base of the U-shaped handle member 28.
As shown best in FIG. 3, the handle 28 has a yoke portion identified at 52, 54 to receive the rearwardly and downwardly extending portion 22 of upper tapering nose member 16 through opening 56. This provides in effect a crossover of the upper and lower jaw members connected to their respective handles 24 and 28 whereby upon squeezing of the handle members 26 and 28 together the jaw members 16 and 18 separate.
In order to release the implement from its locked position, U-shaped handle 24 carries a release lever 58 pinned across the legs of handle 24 at 60. A camming projection 62 extends toward the nose members 16, 18 from pin 60 and is engaged by cam 64 on lockinglever 30 when the implement is locked as shown in FIG. 2. This engagement causes release lever 58 to move away from the free end of handle 24. In order to release the implement 10 from its locked position, release lever 58 is merely pressed toward the free end of handle 24 moving camming projection 62 clockwise about pivot 60 and reversing or counteracting the over-toggle position of pivot 32 on locking lever 30. Spring 46 now acts to close upper and lower nose members 16 and 18.
In operation, the implement is inserted between adjacent strands l2 and 14 of a rope desired to be spliced and handles 24 and 28 are squeezed together in order to open the upper and lower tapering nose members 16 and 18. The amount of opening is determined by the position of threaded bolt 36 whose inner stop abutment end 40 engages camming surface 42 of locking lever 30 forcing camming flange 44 into abutting relationship with a base of U-shaped handle 28. The pivotal connection of locking lever 30 at 32 to the handle 24 is such that the pivot 32 assumes an over-toggle position in moving from the FIG. 1 position to the FIG. 2 position whereby the upper and lower nose members 16 and 18 are locked in their open position when handles 24 and 28 are squeezed together. In other words, as viewed in FIG. 2, tension spring 46 creates a clockwise torque about pivot point 26 and pivot point 32 is slightly above an imaginary line interconnecting pivot 26 with the engagement of stop abutment 40 with camming surface 42. Thus there is established an over-toggle position in which the splicing implement 10 is locked in its open position. Thus the user has both hands free to make the required splice or lamination.
While a presently preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be recognized that the invention may be otherwise variously embodied and practiced within the scope of the claims which follow.
What is claimed is:
1. A rope splicing implement comprising a. an upper jaw member,
b. a lower jaw member pivotally connected to said upper jaw member,
1. said upper and lower jaw members having tapering and substantially pointed nose portions adapted to be inserted between adjacent strands of a rope,
c. a first handle member pivotally secured to said upper jaw member on a side of said pivotal connection opposed to said nose portion thereof,
d. a second handle member secured to said lower jaw member,
e. and a lever member pivotally connected to said first handle member and cammingly engaging said second handle member,
f. whereby upon squeezing said first and second handle members together said upper and lower jaw members are opened.
2. A rope splicing implement as claimed in claim 1 including a threaded bolt member threadedly received in an end of said second handle member and in engagement with said lever member to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
3. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 1 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
4. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 3 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
5. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 3 including a threaded bolt member threadedly received in an end of said second handle member and engageable with said lever member to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
6. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 1 wherein said second handle member is integral with said lower jaw member and is substantially U-shaped in cross section, and said lever member has a first camming surface engageable with the base of said U-shaped second handle member and a second camming surface engageable with a stop abutment carried by said second handle member.
7. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 6 wherein said stop abutment carried by said second handle member consists of an end of a threaded bolt member received in a threaded end of said second handle member whereby the position of said stop abutment may be changed to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
8. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 7 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
9. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 8 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
10. A rope splicing implement as claimed in claim 6 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
11. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 10 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
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1. A rope splicing implement comprising a. an upper jaw member, b. a lower jaw member pivotally connected to said upper jaw member, 1. said upper and lower jaw members having tapering and substantially pointed nose portions adapted to be inserted between adjacent strands of a rope, c. a first handle member pivotally secured to said upper jaw member on a side of said pivotal connection opposed to said nose portion thereof, d. a second handle member secured to said lower jaw member, e. and a lever member pivotally connected to said first handle member and cammingly engaging said second handle member, f. whereby upon squeezing said first and second handle members together said upper and lower jaw members are opened.
2. A rope splicing implement as claimed in claim 1 including a threaded bolt member threadedly received in an end of said second handle member and in engagement with said lever member to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
3. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 1 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
4. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 3 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
5. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 3 including a threaded bolt member threadedly received in an end of said second handle member and engageable with said lever member to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
6. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 1 wherein said second handle member is integral with said lower jaw member and is substantially U-shaped in cross section, and said lever member has a first camming surface engageable with the base of said U-shaped second handle member and a second camming surface engageable with a stop abutment carried by said second handle member.
7. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 6 wherein said stop abutment carried by said second handle member consists of an end of a threaded bolt member received in a threaded end of said second handle member whereby the position of said stop abutment may be changed to vary the amount of opening between said upper and lower jaw members when said first and second handle members are squeezed together.
8. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 7 including a tension spring member interConnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
9. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 8 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
10. A rope splicing implement as claimed in claim 6 including a tension spring member interconnecting said second handle member and said upper jaw member and said pivotal connection of said lever member to said first handle member producing an over-toggle action when said handle members are squeezed together whereby said jaw members are locked in their open position.
11. A rope splicing implement as defined in claim 10 including release means carried by said first handle member engageable with said lever member to reverse said over-toggle action and close said jaw members.
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