CA2662552A1 - Connecting means for two crossing cable strands of cable play systems - Google Patents

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CA2662552A1
CA2662552A1 CA002662552A CA2662552A CA2662552A1 CA 2662552 A1 CA2662552 A1 CA 2662552A1 CA 002662552 A CA002662552 A CA 002662552A CA 2662552 A CA2662552 A CA 2662552A CA 2662552 A1 CA2662552 A1 CA 2662552A1
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Karl-Heinz Koehler
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B9/00Climbing poles, frames, or stages
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16GBELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
    • F16G11/00Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes
    • F16G11/04Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps
    • F16G11/044Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps friction clamps deforming the cable, wire, rope or cord
    • F16G11/046Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes with wedging action, e.g. friction clamps friction clamps deforming the cable, wire, rope or cord by bending the cable around a surface
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16GBELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
    • F16G11/00Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes
    • F16G11/14Devices or coupling-pieces designed for easy formation of adjustable loops, e.g. choker hooks; Hooks or eyes with integral parts designed to facilitate quick attachment to cables or ropes at any point, e.g. by forming loops
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B9/00Climbing poles, frames, or stages
    • A63B2009/004Three-dimensional rope or cable networks
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/39Cord and rope holders
    • Y10T24/3916One-piece

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Abstract

The invention relates to a connecting means (1) for two crossing cable strands (2.1, 2.2) of cable play systems having a cloverleaf-shaped inner cable guide opening (5) in which, in a wraparound region (6), cable strands deflected by a wraparound angle (7) are fixed, wherein a height (3) of the connecting means is equal to or greater than a cable diameter (4) of the cable strands to be connected.

Description

Connecting means for two crossing cable strands of cable play systems Description The invention relates to a connecting means for two crossing cable strands of cable play systems having a cloverleaf-shaped inner cable guide opening in which, in a wraparound region, ca-ble strands deflected by a wraparound angle are fixed.
Connecting means for crossing cable strands of nets, particu-larly of nets used in cable play systems for children, are known in the art. DE 29 14 885 C2 describes a ring-shaped con-necting means for crossing cable strands, wherein the connect-ing means is curved inwardly in the corners of the crossing ca-ble strands to form a cross-like inner contour having rounded outer ends and roundings at the inwardly curved portions so that a cloverleaf-like shape results. These connecting means, which are also referred to as cloverleaf rings, are advanta-geous over a type of connection having partially press-fitted crossing points where either steel, s-shaped hooks or aluminium mouldings are used. With these cloverleaf rings it is possible to achieve easy mounting and positioning as well as easy unfas-tening of the connection without any auxiliary means. In this way, individual cable elements may be replaced as necessary whithout using heavy tools and without affecting the other un-damaged cable strand. The disadvantages of these so-called clo-verleaf rings are that a precise geometry within the net is re-quired and the tensions within the cable strands have to be as equal as possible so as to guarantee that the crossing point of the two cable strands does not shift under direct load. The partly intended flexibility of the cable strands may, in the case of a non-uniform load acting on the strands, disadvanta-geously lead to a change in the position of the cloverleaf ring in the cable wraparound region such that the one cable strand is barely deformed by the cloverleaf ring any longer and may easily slip across the other cable element when under load.

The object of the invention is to provide a connecting means which combines the advantages of a firm press-fitting, the im-movability and the quick mounting or dismounting of the so-called cloverleaf rings. Here, a shape should be found which effects a more precise deformation of the cable strands in the wraparound region and wherein the wraparound region is pre-cisely fixed, if necessary through an additional element.

This object is achieved by means of a connecting means for two crossing cable strands of cable play systems having a clover-leaf-shaped inner cable guide opening in which, in a wraparound region, the cable strands deflected by a wraparound angle can be fixed and which is characterised in that a height of the connecting means is equal to or greater than a cable diameter of the cable strands to be connected.

A greater height of the connecting means results in a greater wraparound angle of the two cable strands thus increasing the friction between the cable strands and therefore also the dura-bility of the connection point.

Advantageous further developments are given in the subclaims.
In one embodiment of the invention the height is the distance between an upper and lower edge of a wall against or on which the cable strands which can be guided out of the cable guide opening on both sides in an angled manner and in opposite di-rections are supported.

In a further embodiment the wall of the connecting means has holes. This advantageously enables material to be saved without affecting the stability of the connecting means.
A further embodiment provides for the upper and lower edge of the wall on which the cable strands which can be guided out of the cable guide opening on both sides in an angled manner and in opposite directions are supported to be formed as a support-ing recess for the cable strands. The supporting recesses en-able a secure, slip-proof fixing of the guided-through cable strands.

A further embodiment of the invention provides for the wall to have two opposing bores perpendicular to the axis of the con-necting means for accommodating a pin. A pin, which is intro-duced into the bores between the two cable strands immediately after threading the cable strands, or also later, and which is orthogonal to the centre line of the connection, precisely de-fines the wraparound region and ensures a maximum frictional adhesion between the cables and the connecting means.

In the known connecting means, which, in relation to the cable diameter, has a height of half the cable diameter, the cable strands are deflected ideally by 900. A deflection in the oppo-site direction of the actual bending direction does not occur, however. The connecting means of the invention, in contrast, is designed such that the cable is bent, prior to the actual change of direction, by up to 45 in the opposite direction of the wraparound direction and, after a short straight distance corresponding to approximately half the height of the connect-ing means, is deflected by 180 in the wraparound region and then, with a further bend of 45 , leaves the wraparound region.
The greater the wraparound angle, the greater the friction be-tween the cable strands and thus the durability of the connec-tion point of the two cable strands.

The invention is explained in more detail and by way of example with reference to the drawings, in which:
Fig. la shows a sectional, schematic illustration of the con-necting means of the invention having a wraparound angle of the cable strands of 1800;

Fig. lb shows a schematic, perspective illustration of a con-nection means of the invention having a wraparound angle of the cable strands of 180 ;

Fig. 2a shows a sectional, schematic illustration of a con-necting means of the prior art having a wraparound angle of the cable strands of 90 ;

Fig. 2b shows a schematic, perspective illustration of a con-necting means of the prior art having a wraparound angle of the cable strands of 90 ;

Fig. 3a shows a schematic, perspective illustration of a con-necting means of the invention having two clover-leaves angled upwardly and downwardly, respectively;

Fig. 3b shows a top view of the connecting means of Fig. 3a;
Fig. 3c shows a side view of the connecting means of Fig. 3a;
Fig. 3d shows a further side view of a connecting means of Fig. 3a;

Fig. 4a shows a schematic, perspective illustration of a con-necting means having holes;

Fig. 4b shows a top view of the connecting means of Fig. 4a;
Fig. 4c shows a side view of the connecting means of Fig. 4a;

Fig. 4d shows a sectional illustration of the connecting means of Fig. 4a;
and Fig. 4e shows a further sectional illustration of the con-necting means of Fig. 4a.

Fig. la shows a sectional view of a connecting means 1 of the invention. In a cable guide opening 5 of the connecting means 1 there are two crossing cable strands 2.1 and 2.2. A wall 8 of the connecting means 1 has a height 3. The cable strand 2.1 and the cable strand 2.2 cross in a wraparound region 6. The wrap-around angle 7 formed thereby is approximately 180 so that in the wraparound region 6 close contacting is effected with strong frictional adheasion between the cable strand 2.1 and the cable strand 2.2, which largely prevents slipping of the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2. This is due to the height 3 of the wall 8 which forces the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2 into this wraparound angle 7. The height 3 of the wall 8 of the connect-ing means 1 is in this case approximately twice the cable di-ameter 4.

Fig. lb shows the connecting means 1 of the invention in a per-spective illustration. The connecting means 1 has a cloverleaf-shaped cross-section. The cable strands 2.1 and 2.2 cross in the cable guide opening 5 and form a wraparound angle 7 of ap-proximately 180 due to the height 3 of the wall 8.

In Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b a connecting means 1 of the prior art is illustrated. The connecting means 1 is also cloverleaf-shaped and has a planar shape. The height 3 of the wall 8 is consid-erably smaller than the cable diamter 4 so that a wraparound angle 7 of the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2 of only approximately 90 forms, disadvantageously leading to a smaller contacting surface of the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2 in the wraparound re-gion 6, resulting in a considerably smaller frictional adhesion of the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2.

In Fig. 3a another embodiment of a further connecting means 1 of the invention is illustrated perspectively. Two opposing cloverleaves 11.1 and 11.3, and 11.2 and 11.4 are angled up-wardly and downwardly, respectively, resulting in a height 3 which is larger than the cable diameter 4, thus advantageously obtaining a wraparound angle 7 of approximately 1800 in the wraparound region 6 of the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2.

In Fig. 3b, Fig. 3c and Fig. 3d, this connecting means 1 is il-lustrated in a top view and in a side view. The top view of Fig. 3b shows the cloverleaf-shaped cross-section with the op-posing cloverleaves 11.1 and 11.3, and 11.2 and 11.4. The cable strands 2.1 and 2.2, not shown here, are fixed in insertion re-cesses 12 of the cable guide opening 5.

In Fig. 4a a further embodiment of the connecting means 1 of the invention is illustrated perspectively.

Further views of this connecting means are illustrated in Fig.
4b, Fig. 4c, Fig. 4d and Fig. 4e. This connecting means 1 has two opposing bores 10 in the wall 8 through which advanta-geously a pin, not shown here, can be inserted and may serve as an additional fixing element for the wraparound region 6. The pin is inserted through the one bore 10 between the two cable strands 2.1 and 2.2 through the wraparound region 6 into the second bore 10. Holes 9 result in a reduction of the mass of the connecting means 1 to relieve the connecting means 1 of masses not necessary for ensuring the precise wrapping-around of the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2. Both the cloverleaves 11.1 and 11.3 opposing each other in one plane and the cloverleaves 11.2 and 11.4 in a lower plane each have a supporting recess 13 within which the cable strands 2.1 and 2.2 leading out of the insertion recesses 12 of the cloverleaves 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4 are precisely guided.

List of reference numerals 1 Connecting means 2.1 Cable strand 2.2 Cable strand 3 Height 4 Cable diameter Cable guide opening 6 Wraparound region 7 Wraparound angle 8 Wall 9 Hole Bore 11.1 Cloverleaf 11.2 Cloverleaf 11.3 Cloverleaf 11.4 Cloverleaf 12 Insertion recess 13 Supporting recess

Claims (5)

1. A connecting means for two crossing cable strands of cable play systems having a cloverleaf-shaped inner cable guide opening (5) in which, in a wraparound region (6), the ca-ble strands (2.1, 2.2) deflected by a wraparound angle (7) can be fixed, characterised in that a heigt (3) of the connecting means (1) is equal to or greater than a cable diameter (4) of the cable strands (2.1, 2.2) to be connected.
2. A connecting means according to claim 1, characterised in that the height (3) is the distance between an upper and lower edge of a wall (8) on which the cable strands (2.1, 2.2) which can be guided out of the cable guide opening (5) on both sides in an angled manner and in opposite directions are supported.
3. A connecting means according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the upper and lower edge of the wall (8) on which the ca-ble strands (2.1, 2.2) which can be guided out of the ca-ble guide opening on both sides in an angled manner and in opposite directions are supported are formed as a support-ing recess (13) for the cable strands (2.1, 2.2).
4. A connecting means according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the wall (8) has mass-reducing holes (9).
5. A connecting means according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the wall (8) has two opposing bores (10) perpendicular to the axis of the connecting means (1) for accommodating a pin.
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