Lifting sling edge guard - comprises wider flexible strip with slits through which sling is threaded

摘要

The edge guard is for lifting slings etc., and comprises one or more strips of flat flexible material (42) wider than the sling (10,12). Near each end of the strip is a transverse slit (44) stopping short of its lengthwise edges, of width such as to allow the sling to be threaded through them. The slit can be cut or stamped out of the strip, and can be of circular section at the ends, the circle diameter being typically double the slit width, and approximately equal to the sling thickness. Leather or synthetic tissue can be used for the strip, with a coating of polyurethane.