Abstract:
A rope system comprising: a cover (102) having at least one channel and two terminal ends; and a bundle of fibers (104) that form a continuous loop, wherein the bundle of fibers is at least partially disposed within the cover (102) and wherein a portion of the bundle of fibers (104) extends beyond the two terminal ends of the cover and are exposed as loops (105). Moreover, a linked rope system (1800) of fibrous loops (1804), each loop being encased in a cover (1802) and a corresponding method of manufacturing said linked rope system (1800) is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention includes ribbed woven materials, methods for increasing the abrasion resistance of a material, methods for providing an indication of wear, ropes configured to provide one or more alerts as a total breaking weight of a rope is approached, woven rope cover systems for rope-like materials, woven rope structures having ribs, and nonwoven ropes comprising strands including nonwoven strands of material that are configured in a rope construction and further comprising one or more woven rope cords displaced within the nonwoven rope construction.