MAINLINE CHOKER RING

摘要

The choker ring has a ring-like body having elements forming a primary aperture defining a primary axis along which a straight mainline cable loosely reeved therethrough can extend with the primary aperture serving, in use, to confine the mainline cable therein. The body includes further elements forming a pair of parallel, co-extensive and adjacent secondary apertures which define respective secondary axes extending generally normal to and generally co-planar with the primary axis defined by the primary aperture. A loop of a choker cable can extend through the secondary apertures in guided and confined relation therewith. Portions of the further elements which form the secondary apertures also define a pair of shoulders. Each shoulder is associated with a respective one of the secondary aperture and they project away from each other in opposite directions generally along a further axis which is co-planar with the primary axis and the secondary axes and is generally parallel to the primary axis defined by the primary aperture. The further elements which form the secondary apertures are arranged such that the secondary apertures are spaced apart generally along the further axis. The further elements which form the secondary apertures including an intermediate leg extending generally at right angles to the further axis between the secondary apertures and define a still further axis which is normal to the primary axis. A limited degree of rotation of a loop of the choker cable can take place about the intermediate leg. Each one of the pair of shoulders includes a surface portion facing inwardly of and defining a portion of its respectively associated secondary aperture. These surface portions form stops which serve to limit the degree or rotation of a loop of choker cable about the still further axis.