HYBRID FITTING FOR TERMINATION OF CABLES COMPRISING HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH MODULUS UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBRES

摘要

A termination fitting for cables comprising a number of yarns in tum made up of a large number of fibres of high tensile strength and high modulus of elasticity material comprises two main elements, an external socket and an internal spike. Both are elongated members, and are radially symmetric. The socket has a tapered bore defining a tapered inner surface and the spike a tapered outer surface, shaped cooperatively such that when they are assembled to one another the annular space between these surfaces is of substantially uniform cross-sectional area along their respective lengths, so that the yarns are confined along the entire length of the spike and socket.