NZ627069B2 - Coverbraided rope for pelagic trawls - Google Patents
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Abstract
rope (35) suitable for forming mesh in pelagic trawls is disclosed. The rope has a braided sheath (398) that forms a coverbraid about a strength member core (37). At least one spiralling strand (36) is provided about the length of the strength member (37). The braided sheath (398) includes strands (397) forming portions of the braided sheath. The spiralling strand (36) is woven into other strands (397) forming the braided sheath (398). The pitch of the at least one spiralling strand (36) differs from the pitch of the strands (397) forming the braided sheath (398). The spiralling strand (36) is larger in diameter than the strands (397) forming the braided sheath (398). The rope (35) is stronger for a given amount of material, has lesser drag, is capable of exhibiting same or improved lift when subjected to water flow at trawl mesh angles of attack, while also being less costly to manufacture, in comparison to known helix rope constructions. (397) forming portions of the braided sheath. The spiralling strand (36) is woven into other strands (397) forming the braided sheath (398). The pitch of the at least one spiralling strand (36) differs from the pitch of the strands (397) forming the braided sheath (398). The spiralling strand (36) is larger in diameter than the strands (397) forming the braided sheath (398). The rope (35) is stronger for a given amount of material, has lesser drag, is capable of exhibiting same or improved lift when subjected to water flow at trawl mesh angles of attack, while also being less costly to manufacture, in comparison to known helix rope constructions.
Description
COVERBRAIDED ROPE FOR PELAGIC TRAWLS
Technical Field
The present sure relates generally to the technical field of ropes and more
particularly to ropes used in forming pelagic mesh in c trawls where such ropes
are formed from a strength member core surrounded by a braided sheath wherein the
braided sheath is formed of several s and one of the strands is significantly larger
in diameter than the other strands so as to form a series of cambered sections capable
of either or both causing lift and/or reducing drag when such rope is subjected to water
flow about the rope in a position that corresponds to a position assumed by ropes used
in forming pelagic trawl mesh in pelagic trawls. Such ropes are known as "helix ropes".
Background Art
Pelagic trawls include trawls used to catch Alaska pollock, blue whiting, capelin,
herring, mackerel, pearlside, hoki, hake and other fish species. Pelagic trawls have their
pelagic mesh formed mainly of ropes. Pelagic mesh in a pelagic trawl is mesh having a
mesh size that is three meters (3 m) and greater. A main problem in the pelagic trawl
fishing industry and the pelagic trawl net manufacturing industry is high operational
costs minimizing profitability. Price competition is severe and thus high cost and high
quality ropes such as ropes used in climbing applications, ng applications and
seismic applications, to name a few are not feasible for use in forming the pelagic mesh
of pelagic trawls because the pelagic mesh are constantly damaged and replaced, and
require replacement even when not damaged as they are made as thin and as light as
possible in order to minimize drag and rent fuel consumption, and thus are
worked at high loads relative to break points and therefore fail rather quickly. For this
reason, more costly coverbraided (including "overbraided") ropes, as opposed to braid
jacketed twines used in small mesh netting of say lesser than six hundred millimeters
(600 mm) mesh size, are not favored for g the pelagic mesh of pelagic trawls.
, considering the world wide pelagic trawl industry as a whole, it is a fact that it
is against the trend in the industry to design and form the pelagic mesh portion of
c trawls from coverbraided ropes.
Due to the severe price competition, presently the vast ty of pelagic trawls
have their pelagic mesh portion formed of non-jacketed braided or twisted twines.
These are low cost to produce, low cost to replace, and easy to splice. It is important
that the ropes be easy to splice as splicing has become the dominant form of connecting
front part mesh in pelagic trawls as it is much er than knotting and also much
lower in drag than ng, ng much lowered manufacture costs as well as
lowered drag and concurrent lowered fuel consumption. The difficulty in splicing
coverbraided ropes and ally in ng tightly coverbraided ropes such
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as helix ropes is another reason that raided ropes have lost favor among
pelagic trawl manufacturers and end users.
One of the main problems caused by the fact that coverbraided ropes are
largely out of favor in forming the pelagic mesh portion of pelagic trawls is that the
most easily handled and in fact the preferred variant of self ing meshed trawls
employ a coverbraid in the self spreading rope construction and it is self spreading
trawls that have the lowest environmental impact of all pelagic trawl uctions.
Thus, it is important to increase market demand for self spreading trawls in order to
increase the use of low environmental impact pelagic trawls. Ultimately, it is catch
per unit effort that is most important to fishing company customers. Therefore, if
such new self spreading rope constructions are to gain acceptance by the fishermen,
newer and better self-spreading rope constructions for self spreading trawls must
better some factor that the bettering of which improves the catch per unit effort.
Likewise, if market demand is to be increased for such self-spreading trawls, that are
the variety of pelagic trawls that have the lowest environmental impact of any type of
pelagic trawl, such self spreading trawls must increase the catch per unit effort.
The main factor in improving catch per unit effort of pelagic trawls at the rope
level is to reduce the drag of a rope at angles of attack found in the pelagic netting
portions of pelagic trawls and consequently the drag of a pelagic trawl. Even more
importantly, is to both reduce the drag while concurrently either ining the
amount of lift and/or increasing the amount of lift compared to what is presently
exhibited by the lowest drag embodiments of self spreading trawls. The d drag
concurrently reduces fuel consumption, and also can increase trawl opening, while
sufficient lift maintains the trawl open along its length during turns and side currents
thereby permitting marine mammal escape and ding marine mammal by-catch.
In addition to preventing marine mammal ch, the self spreading trawls being
able to retain open their long dimension during turns and side ts means that
fish herded into and along the length of the trawl are not sieved through the mesh
and de—scaled and lost, to die of de—scaling while not being counted to the catch
3O quota, but rather are ly herded into the tion bag and counted to the catch
quota. The counting to the catch quota of fish killed by the trawl is essential to
preserving healthy fisheries as well as to preserving the food source for marine
s and seabirds. rmore, both the lower drag of as well as the sufficient
lifting forces of self spreading trawls independently or concurrently lead to increased
catch per unit effort, and thus lead to sed customer acceptance and demand,
causing the self spreading trawls to be used with their ble environmental
properties as opposed to use of alternative trawl types that do not possess the
favorable environmental impact properties of self spreading trawls.
Helix ropes, as defined above and also further defined herein, are used in self
40 spreading pelagic trawls known as “Helix Trawls" manufactured and sold by
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Hampidjan HF of Iceland. The original teaching of such helix ropes is contained within
now Published Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) International Publication No.
WO/1998/046070, International Application No. PCT/USl998/007848 (see ),
and a latter teaching of such helix ropes also is contained within now Published Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT) International ation No. WO 03/081989 A2,
International Application No. PCT/USO3/10114 (see . Helix ropes, and the
“Helix Trawls” manufactured by Hampidjan HF of Iceland, have acquired a reputation
of exhibiting excessively greater drag than , state of the art cordage used to
form other pelagic trawl nets and especially non-self spreading pelagic trawl nets in
the t state of the art. The increased drag concurrently results in smaller trawl
openings, reduced towing speed and increased fuel consumption at given tow speeds.
For this reason the use of helix ropes to form self spreading trawls such as Helix
Trawls has not gained wide acceptance among fishing entities, despite the fact that
they offer other favorable properties, such as preventing by—catch of marine
mammals that would otherwise be caught in non—self spreading trawls when the back
end of such non-self spreading trawls collapses, such also as enhanced ability to
selectively fish as the trawls do not collapse, and other. Problematically, it is the helix
ropes that also are the preferred form of a self spreading rope for g a self
spreading pelagic trawl e they are the most reliable embodiment of a self
spreading rope useful for forming a self spreading pelagic trawl, other embodiments
having lost favor and no longer being in use.
Beyond the highly favorable nmental factors of helix rope formed pelagic
trawls, there are other ces when helix rope formed pelagic trawls are highly
useful. These include in slow trawl speed applications, and in quick turning
applications at deep depths with much warp out, as in these circumstances the self
ing ties of self spreading trawls prevents the trawls from collapsing,
thereby not only preventing by-catch of marine mammals and enhancing selective
fishing, but also maintaining the trawl fishing the selected species for a greater
portion of the time. So, where such operational conditions prevail it is favorable to
3O the final catch per unit effort equation to employ even the presently known higher
drag and higher cost self spreading trawls formed of the helix rope. However, these
circumstances are not the norm, but rather are the exception, and in such cases the
greater fuel consumption of such trawls is not favored, but rather tolerated and it
remains that lowering drag and rently lowering fuel consumption is a most
important factor in increasing customer demand for such environmentally favorable
trawls.
In attempt to solve problems present with known Helix ropes, International
Application No. 2010/060663 having ational Publication No. WO
2011/009924 A2, and ational Application No. having
40 International Publication No. A2 teach further embodiments for
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Helix ropes where such embodiment are lowered drag embodiments. However, as
taught in such nces, such embodiments also are higher in cost to produce than
prior embodiments of Helix ropes. For this reason, these embodiments have failed to
be adopted. Thus, it can readily be appreciated that it is important not only to reduce
the drag of helix ropes, but also to reduce the cost of manufacturing a lowered drag
helix rope. Furthermore, as the cost of a helix rope is widely considered in relation to
an amount of strength obtained from a helix rope for a certain cost to produce such
helix rope, it can readily be appreciated that it is important to both lower the drag of a
helix rope as well as to reduce the cost to manufacture a lowered drag helix rope in
order to accelerate adoption into the cial midwater and/or pelagic trawl fishing
industry of the environmentally friendly helix rope and thus permit the fisheries, fish
and resource as well as the men, marine mammals and seabirds whose
livelihoods depend upon such fish and resource to benefit from the reduced by—catch
and reduced fossil fuel consumption ated with the use of a lowered drag helix
rope in forming midwater and/or pelagic trawls.
Thus, it can y be appreciated that a long felt needs exists to provide an
alternative rope that reduces drag in comparison to known helix rope constructions
while also maintaining the positive characteristics and associated ts of known
helix rope constructions, so as to reduce the drag of pelagic trawls, while maintaining
positive ts, in order to once again te favor among g entities to use
the low environmental impact self spreading trawls that also greatly enhances marine
mammal safety and permits more selective fishing, while concurrently reducing fuel
consumption per unit of fish caught.
Thus also, it can readily be appreciated that a long felt needs exists to provide
a rope having reduced drag as well as reduced manufacture costs, compared to
known helix rope constructions, so as to reduce the drag and cost of pelagic trawls
formed of such helix rope.
Thus yet again also, it can readily be appreciated that a long felt needs exists
to e a rope having reduced drag compared to known helix ropes, to reduce the
3O manufacture costs of trawls formed of such reduced drag ropes, and also to at least
preserve the amount of lift that such reduced drag and d cost ropes are
e of generating while subject to a water stream and yet more preferably to
increase the amount of lift such ropes are capable of creating while subject to a water
stream, so as to reduce the drag and cost of pelagic trawls formed of such ropes while
concurrently enhancing the environmentally superior properties of such trawls.
To further describe a helix rope: a helix rope is a type of a braided”
rope, the term “coverbraided” rope also known herein and in the industry as
“overbraided” rope. The cover or sheath is formed by a braided sheath that is itself
formed of strands. What distinguishes a helix rope from any other type of tightly
40 coverbraided rope useful in forming pelagic mesh in pelagic trawls is that in a helix
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rope one of the strands forming the braided sheath is substantially larger than the
other strands forming the d sheath. The state of the art and the trend in the
industry in forming any helix rope for the commercial pelagic trawl net industry is to
form the braided sheath, including the spiraling strand, where the spiraling strand
either is:
(a) one of a total quantity of strands forming the braided sheath where: (i) the
total ty of strands forming the d sheath preferably is an even number
quantity; and (ii) the spiraling strand follows the same path around and about the
e of the strength member core as do all other strands forming the braided
sheath; and
(b) the spiraling strand follows the same path around and about the outside
of the strength member core as do all other strands forming the braided sheath (i.e.
has the same pick angle and/or same braid angle and/or same lay angle and/or same
amount of advance as do other strands forming the braided sheath), with some
alternative embodiments of such embodiment including that the spiraling strand is not
included within the braided sheath but is adhered and/or ise formed onto the
e surface of the braided sheath, such as by extrusion.
Thus, it can readily again be appreciated that the present state of the art as
well as the present trend in the industry teaches one to form a helix rope where the
path that a ing strand follows along and about the outside of the strength
member core and/or around and about the external portion of the helix rope is same
as the path followed by individual strands forming the der of the braided
sheath that is formed about the outside of the strength member core.
One advantage of known constructions of helix ropes is that all strands
forming the braided sheath are similarly tightly bound to the strength member core as
well as to one another, making for a very tightly braided enveloping braided sheath
that tightly binds the enclosed strength member core, thereby making for a maximally
rigid coverbraided rope, as is the goal of the ry in employing coverbraids about
strength member cores. That is, it is the goal of the industry to achieve a maximally
3O rigid rope for use in pelagic trawl mesh when forming a coverbraid about a strength
member core, and for this reason the coverbraid is formed as tight as feasible, as the
tighter the coverbraid, the more rigid the resulting rope. It thus can y be
appreciated that the state of the art and the trend in the industry is to make all
strands forming a braided sheath about a strength member core equally tightly bound
to the strength member core and unable to have any part of any of the strands
forming the cover braid be pulled away from the core by the fingers of a person of
usual strength when the rope is bent or when it is not bent. This is accomplished by
both maxing the tension on the braiding strands as tight as feasible during the
raided s while also forming the coverbraid in such a fashion and
40 construction that all s forming the coverbraid have a same pitch, and are all
equally woven into the braided construction of the coverbraided sheath enveloping the
strength member core.
Thus, it can readily again be appreciated that the present state of the art as well
as the present trend in the industry teaches one to form a helix rope where a spiraling
strand included in the helix rope has a same pitch as do other strands forming the
braided sheath of the helix rope.
Disclosure
It is an object of the present disclosure to provide for a rope of the present
disclosure that is useful for forming pelagic mesh in pelagic trawls and that has lesser
drag when subjected to water flow at trawl mesh angles of attack than known helix
ropes, as well as processes for forming and using such.
Another object of the t disclosure is to provide for a rope of the present
disclosure that is useful for forming pelagic mesh in pelagic trawls and that is stronger
than known constructions of helix rope, as well as processes for forming and using such.
Yet another object of the present disclosure to provide for a rope of the t
disclosure that is useful for g pelagic mesh in pelagic trawls and that has lesser
drag when subjected to water flow at trawl mesh angles of attack than known helix
ropes while also being less costly to manufacture.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide for a rope of the
present disclosure that is useful for g pelagic mesh in pelagic trawls, that is
er for a given amount of material, has lesser drag and is capable of exhibiting
same or bettered lift when subjected to water flow at trawl mesh angles of attack, while
also being less costly to cture, in comparison to known helix rope constructions.
Alternatively, it is an object of the invention to provide the public with a useful choice.
Disclosed is a construction for a low drag and ed strength rope of the
present sure that achieves any of the stated objects of the present disclosure, and
processes for g such. Most broadly, the construction of the low drag and
improved strength rope of the present disclosure comprises a strand 36 arranged and
included into the rope 35 so as to spiral about the rope 35, the spiraling strand 36
having a larger diameter than strands 397 g the d sheath, and where the
spiraling strand 36 exhibits a greater pitch in comparison to a pitch exhibited by strands
397 forming the braided sheath about the strength member core 37.
For the purposes of the present disclosure, the term "pitch" means the amount
of e in one turn of one strand twisted about another strand or strands (or about
the strength member 37) when viewed axially. Thus, the amount of advance of the
spiraling strand 36 in one turn about the remainder of rope 35 and/or
about the strength member core 37, when viewed axially. Consequently, and in other
terms, the spiraling strand exhibits less linear length per unit length of the rope 35 in
comparison to the linear length exhibited by strands 397 per unit length of the rope 35.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description and claims the
terms “comprise”, “comprising” and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense, as
opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense. That is, in the sense of “including, but not limited
to”.
In other embodiments, it is said that the spiraling strand exhibits a braid angle
that is an a ngle that is more acute than a braid angle exhibited by other strands 397
forming the braided sheath forming the rope of the present disclosure. For the purposes
of the present disclosure, the term "braid angle" is defined as the angle that braid yarns
and/or strands make with respect to the udinal axis of the rope 35. The braid
angle of the strands 397 and the braid angle of the spiraling strand 36 is described with
reference to as follows: Imaginary straight dashed line 401 is parallel to the
longitudinal axis of rope 35; Imaginary ht dashed line 403 is parallel to the
longitudinal axis of strands 397; and Imaginary straight dashed line 404 is parallel to
the longitudinal axis of ing strand 36. The braid angle of strands 397 is identified
by reference numeral 407 (i.e. angle Alpha) and is defined by the more acute angle
formed by the intersection of imaginary straight dashed line 403 with imaginary straight
dashed line 401. The braid angle of spiraling strand 36 is fied by reference
l 406 (i.e. angle Beta) and is defined by the more acute angle formed by the
intersection of imaginary straight dashed line 404 with ary straight dashed line
401.
In the presently preferred embodiment of the instant disclosure the braid angle
for the spiraling strand 36 is lesser than the braid angle for s 397 forming the
braided sheath.
In other terms, it is said that the spiraling strand exhibits a braid angle that is
different than a braid angle exhibited by the majority, and preferably by all, of the
s 397 forming the braided sheath 398 that is formed about the strength member
of the rope of the present sure 35. More specifically, the braid angle of the
ing strand 36 is selected so that the spiraling strand has less linear length per unit
length of the rope 35 in comparison to the linear length per unit length of the rope 35
exhibited by strands 397 forming the d sheath 398. Such constructions for a rope
of the present disclosure as disclosed herein are ry to the state of the art and
against the trend in the industry.
In a most preferred embodiment, the helix strand passes underneath other
strands forming the braided sheath with a frequency that is lesser than is a ncy
with which other strands forming the braided sheath are passed underneath one
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another. That is, the spiraling strand is woven into the braided sheath less often per
unit of distance along the long dimension of the rope of the present disclosure than are
other strands forming the braided sheath. However, in alternative embodiments, the
ing strand is not woven into the braided sheath, but is adhered to the remainder of
the rope such as by use of an ve to attach a preformed strand to
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the e of the braided sheath or by use of an ion process that
simultaneously forms the spiraling strand while also causing portions of the spiraling
strand to adhere to the braided sheath and/or to be injected and inserted into and
within the braided sheath and even into the strength member core so as to cause
both adhesion as well as mechanical attachment of the ed spiraling strand to
the remainder of the rope of the present disclosure body.
Further disclosed is a construction of a rope of the present disclosure and
s for forming such having r th than known constructions of helix
rope. Most broadly such construction of a rope of the present disclosure includes a
spiraling strand included within the s forming that braided sheath where such
spiraling strand is both larger in er than other strands forming the braided
sheath; is passed under other strands forming the braided sheath a lesser number of
times per unit distance along the long dimension of the rope of the present disclosure,
i.e. is passed under other strands forming the braided sheath with a lesser frequency
than other strands forming the braided sheath are passed under one another; is
bound to the strength member contained within the braided sheath by other strands
g the braided sheath and with a lesser frequency of binding than are other
strands forming the braided sheath (i.e. the spiraling strand is bound to the strength
member and to the remainder of the braided sheath by other strands forming the
braided sheath and with less passes underneath another strand forming the braided
sheath per unit distance along the long dimension of the rope of the present
disclosure in ison to the amount of passes used to bind to the braided sheath
other s forming the d sheath). The spiraling strand may have a different
elasticity, such as a lower elasticity and/or a higher elasticity than other strands
g the braided sheath, with a lower elasticity presently preferred. In one
embodiment, the spiraling strand is a braided construction, and in another
embodiment it is a monofilament of a material including polyurethane or the like, and
in yet r embodiment it has a twisted construction wherein the lay direction of
the twisted spiraling strand corresponds to the direction of lay that the spiraling
3O strands forms about the strength member and the remainder of the braided sheath.
Possessing the ing characteristics, the rope of the present disclosure
answers needs long felt in the industry.
These and other features, objects and advantages are likely to be understood
or apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon having read the present
disclosure and accompanying various drawing figures.
Brief Description of the Drawings
is a plan view of a section of a rope of the present disclosure in
40 accordance with the present disclosure.
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Best Mode for Carrying Out the Disclosure
illustrates a rope of the present disclosure in ance with the
present disclosure that is identified by the general reference character 35. In
reference to the rope of the present disclosure 35 of the present disclosure
includes a braided sheath 398 formed about a strength member core 37. The braided
sheath 398 is formed of multiple strands 397 and at least one spiraling strand 36.
The ing strand 36 preferably is included within the braided sheath in the manner
and fashion as taught above and , but also alternatively may be ed mainly
about the outside of the braided sheath 398 in the manner and fashion as taught
herein, such as when spiraling strand 36 is formed of a substance such as
polyurethane and adhered mainly to the outside of braided sheath 398.
The present disclosure is based upon the surprising and cted discovery
that a rope 35 of the present disclosure having a longer pitch for its spiraling strand
36 in comparison to other strands 397 forming the braided sheath 398, as is contrary
to the state of the art and t the trend in the industry, provides a highly
favorable rope 35 for forming the pelagic netting portion of pelagic trawls by
achieving and satisfying the above described long felt needs of the industry and
accomplishing the objects of the present disclosure. The result of forming pelagic
trawls of the rope of the t disclosure is selected from a group consisting of
lowered fuel consumption, lowered trawl drag, greater trawl mouth opening, bettered
efficiency of pelagic trawl fishing operations, d trawl production costs and
improved environmental impact of pelagic trawl g operations. The rope of the
present disclosure itself has the consequences of lowered low—drag rope production
costs, d drag in comparison to known helix ropes, and lift sufficient to improve
trawl opening and efficiency of fishing operations in comparison to known helix ropes
constructions while concurrently maintaining the improved environmental impact of
helix rope self spreading trawl constructions.
The construction of the rope of the t disclosure includes the spiraling
strand 36 having a r pitch in comparison to a pitch exhibited by other strands
3O 397 forming the braided sheath 398 that forms the coverbraid about the strength
member core 37. In other embodiments, it is said that the spiraling strand exhibits a
pick angle that is an angle that is more acute than a braid angle exhibited by other
strands forming the braided sheath g the rope of the present disclosure.
In a most preferred embodiment, the spiraling strand 36 passes underneath
other strands forming the braided sheath 398 with a frequency that is lesser than is a
frequency with which other strands 397 forming the braided sheath 398 are passed
underneath one another. That is, the ing strand 36 is woven into the braided
sheath less often per unit of distance along the long dimension of the rope 35 than
are other strands 397 forming the braided sheath 398. A consequence of this
40 construction for a rope of the present disclosure is that the spiraling strand is less
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tightly bound to the remainder of the rope and also is less y bound to the
strength member core than are other strands 397 forming the braided sheath, as is
contrary to the state of the art and against the trend in the ry that is to make
all strands forming a braided sheath about a strength member core equally tightly
bound to the strength member core and unable to have any part of the strand pulled
away from the core by the fingers of a person of usual strength when the rope is bent
or when it is not bent.
Further disclosed is a construction of a rope 35 and process for forming such
having greater strength than known constructions of helix rope. Most broadly such
construction of a rope 35 of the t disclosure includes a spiraling strand 36
included within the other strands 397 forming that braided sheath 398 where such
spiraling strand 36 is both larger in diameter than other strands 397 g the
braided sheath 398; is passed under other strands 397 forming the braided sheath
398 at spiraling strand bindings 44 formed of the other strands 397 a lesser number
of times per unit distance along the long dimension of the rope 35, Le. is passed
under other s 397 forming the braided sheath at spiraling strand bindings 44
with a lesser frequency than other strands 397 forming the braided sheath 398 are
passed under one another; is bound to the strength member contained within the
d sheath by other strands 397 forming the braided sheath and with a lesser
frequency of binding than are other strands 397 forming the braided sheath 398 (Le.
the spiraling strand 36 is connected to the strength member 37 and to the der
of the braided sheath 398 by other strands 397 forming the braided sheath and with
less passes underneath another strand 397 forming the braided sheath per unit
distance along the long dimension of the rope 35 in comparison to the amount of
passes used to bind to the braided sheath 398 other s 397 forming the braided
sheath 398). The spiraling strand 36 may have a different elasticity, such as a lower
elasticity and/or a higher elasticity than other s forming the braided sheath
398, with a lower elasticity presently preferred. In one embodiment, the spiraling
strand 36 is a braided construction, and in another ment it is a monofilament
3O of a material including polyurethane or the like, and in yet another ment it has
a d construction wherein the lay direction of the twisted spiraling strand
corresponds to the ion of lay that the spiraling strand forms about the strength
member 37 and the remainder of the braided sheath 398.
Possessing the preceding characteristics, the rope 35 of the present disclosure
answers needs long felt in the industry.
Examples:
The following examples describe presently preferred embodiments of the rope
of the present disclosure:
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1. An improved rope (35) for forming portions of a trawl, the rope including at
least one strength member (37), at least a d sheath (398) formed about and
enclosing the strength member (37), and at least one strand (36) disposed in a spiral
fashion about at least the at least one strength member, the braided sheath (398)
including strands (397) forming at least portions of the braided sheath (398), the
strands (397) having a pitch and the spiraling strand (36) having a pitch, the rope
(35) characterized in that the pitch of the spiraling strand (36) differs from the pitch
of the strands (397) that form the d sheath (398), whereby at least rope
strength is bettered.
2. The rope of example 1 wherein the pitch of the spiraling strand (36) is at least
four percent greater than the pitch of the strands (397).
3. The rope of example 1 wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits at least four
t less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in ison to the linear
length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
4. The rope of example 1 wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits at least six
percent less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in comparison to the linear
length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
. The rope of example 1 wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits at least eight
t less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in comparison to the linear
length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
6. The rope of example 1 n the ing strand (36) exhibits at least ten
t less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in comparison to the linear
length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
3O 7. The rope of example 1 wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits at least
twelve percent less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in comparison to the
linear length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
8. The rope of example 1 wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits at least
fourteen percent less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in comparison to
the linear length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
9. The rope of example 1 wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits at least
eighteen percent less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in ison to
40 the linear length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
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. The rope of example 1 wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits at least
twenty-four percent less linear length per unit length of the rope (35) in comparison
to the linear length exhibited by strands (397) per unit length of the rope (35).
11. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 10 wherein the spiraling strand (36) is
bound to the remainder of the rope by spiraling strand bindings (44), the quantity of
spiraling strand gs (44) per unit distance along the long dimension of the rope
(35) being a lesser ty of bindings than are created by other bindings (45) that
connect strands (397) forming the braided sheath (398) to: the braided sheath (398);
one another (i.e. to strands (397); and to the strength member (37).
12. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 11 n the rope is used for forming
portions of netting forming at least a part of the front part of the pelagic trawl.
13. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 11 wherein strands (397) exhibit a
braid angle and wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits a braid angle, and where
the spiraling strand exhibits a braid angle that is different than a braid angle exhibited
by the majority of the strands 397 g the braided sheath 398.
14. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 11 wherein strands (397) exhibit a
braid angle and wherein the spiraling strand (36) exhibits a braid angle, and where
the ing strand exhibits a braid angle that is more acute than a braid angle
exhibited by the ty of the strands 397 forming the braided sheath 398.
15. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 14 wherein the spiraling strand is
formed of a monofilament and exhibits a cross sectional form selected from a group
consisting of: circular, quasi—circular; oval; and quasi-oval.
16. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 14 wherein the spiraling strand (36)
3O provides at least one fourteenth, by volume, of the total volume of the rope (35).
17. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 14 wherein the spiraling strand (36)
provides at least one eleventh, by volume, of total the volume of the rope (35).
18. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 14 n the spiraling strand (36)
provides at least one eighth, by volume, of the total volume of the rope (35).
19. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 14 n the spiraling strand (36)
provides at least one sixth, by volume, of the total volume of the rope (35).
. The rope of any one of es 1 to 14 wherein the spiraling strand (36)
provides at least one fifth, by volume, of the total volume of the rope (35).
21. The rope of any one of examples 1 to 20 wherein s (397) forming the
braided sheath (398) exhibit a flattened form.
Ideally, the strands 397 are not circular in cross section, but are flattened,
such as a tape, with a minimal thickness and a maximum width. The aspect ratio of
the flattened strand 397 can be from 50:1 to 2:1, with from 2:1 to 12:1 being
presently used, with at least 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1 and 8:1 being preferred. This
requires that each strand 397 is itself formed of at least two, and up to at least two
hundred, individual linear elements (hereinafter “sub—strands”) 901 that themselves
are either fibers and/or filaments, or are plaits of fibers and/or nts. Presently,
each strand 397 is preferably formed of for example, three sub-strands for a smaller
diameter rope of the present disclosure, up to ten sub strands for a larger diameter
rope of the present sure, with at least two to three sub-strands for ropes of the
t disclosure of a diameter (herein including “equivalent er”) of lesser
than nine mm being presently preferred, and with at least three to five sub—strands
for ropes of the present disclosure of a diameter greater than nine mm being
presently preferred. The term “equivalent diameter” shall mean the diameter a rope
would be if it was a rope having a ar cross section, when measured with about
ten Kg of tension, say nine to eleven Kg of tension. This can be calculated by
measuring the tric displacement of a rope, and applying that to a cylindrical
form, in order to arrive at the er’s diameter.
The thickness of the wall of the braided sheath 398 is preferentially less than
one millimeter, and may be up to two millimeters or even more.
When the th member 37 is selected to be a braided strength member,
the braid angle of the other strands 397 forming the braided sheath 398 differ from
and preferably are greater than the braid angle of strands forming the braided
3O th member 37. When the strength member is a twisted strength member, the
pitch of the other strands 397 forming the braided sheath differ from the pitch of the
strands forming the strength member 37.
In all embodiments, the strength member 37 preferably is formed of a
substance that is more elastic than a substance mainly forming strands 397.
In order to optimize the flattened form of each such strand 397, the multiple
individual sub-strands 901 either are laid parallel to one another or are loosely laid
(i.e. twisted) about one another so as to result, after being d about the strength
member core 37, in the flattened tape-like shape mentioned above. Presently,
parallel laid is the preferred embodiment. The sub-strands themselves either can be
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parallel laid or twisted plaits and formed either of further b-strands or of
individual filaments and/or fibers.
As shall be y apparent to those skilled in the art upon having read the
instant disclosure, the exact count of the sub-strands 901 to form strands 397
forming the braided sheath of any particular rope of the present disclosure is
determined by several factors, primarily being:
a) a diameter of strength member core 37 that forms the core about which the
braided sheath is formed;
b) a desired thickness of the braided sheath;
c) a desired pick-angle and corresponding constructional elongation y of
the braided ;
d) a desired strength and elasticity of the braided sheath in relation to the
strength and elasticity of the strength member core 37 forming the core; and
e) a selected filament and/or fiber type for forming the strands and/or sub-
strands.
Experimentation with any carrier count and strand count, for any particular
braiding machinery, taking into account at least the above factors shall allow those
skilled in the art to determine whether the sub-strands forming the strands 397 are
better laid parallel to one another or loosely twisted, and to what degree to twist
them if they are to be twisted, i.e. what pitch they are best twisted at.
For example, for a roughly ten to twelve millimeter diameter rope of the
t disclosure of a minimal strand count ing to the known art, each strand
is formed of three parallel yarns, and each of the yarns has six monofilaments within
it that are twisted rather loosely. The looseness of the twist is selected so that the
monofilaments in the yarn can move relative to one another so as to permit the yarn
to form a flattened shape to the yarn when the d sheath is formed. The
monofilaments may be of circular cross section or may be of a “side—by-side" cross
sectional uration. One skilled in the art can begin with this formula, and upon
having read the information contained within the instant sure, empirically derive
a suitable strand construction for use in forming any diameter of any ropes of the
present disclosure, it being the practice in the art to cally derive any rope
uction formulas to fit any particular fabrication plant’s particular braiding
machinery, twisting machinery, filament type, tension applied to carrier strands,
diameters and other characteristic of the components, machinery and methods in
g a certain rope.
Most ideally, those sub-strands that pack better, i.e. result in minimal void
space and preferentially no void space between the sub—strands, as well as between
the strands themselves that form the braided sheath, are able for a given
strength. Various tional sub—strands having trical cross sections that
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also are sufficiently strong while packing better than circular cross sectional shaped
sub-strands are useful.
Ideally, the sub—strands forming the strands 397 that in turn form the braided
sheath 398 have l and preferably no void space between one another. For
maximal abrasion resistance and aesthetic acceptance by end users, ideally each of
the s 397 contact adjacent strands 397, so that portions of strength member
core 37 or portions of whatever is enveloped by the braided sheath is not discernible
by an unaided healthy human eye.
For a or drag reducing embodiment, at least some diameters of rope of
the present disclosure including approximately sixteen mm and eighteen mm
diameters have been found to have a lowest drag when void space exists between
adjacent s forming the braided sheath, so that what is enveloped by the
braided sheath is discernible by an unaided healthy human eye. In such embodiments
it is still preferable that the rope of the present disclosure has minimal, including no
void space between sub-strands forming the strands making up the d sheath.
To assist this preferred construction of the sub-strands and strands, a type of
lament known as “glued together” or “side by side” monofilament, is highly
useful and presently preferred. Such monofilaments are made by extruding two
circular cross section monofilaments from dies that are situated very close to one
another so that prior to the filaments fully drying the adjacent filaments adhere to one
another, g a monofilament of a roughly figure eight cross section.
However, when such “side by side” monofilament strands are not available,
circular cross sectional shaped sub-strands are highly useful.
Polyethylene and various forms of high tenacity polyethylene are useful for
forming the braided sheath as well as the spiraling , and any hydro—phobic
substances are preferred for lower drag applications than hydrophilic substances for
forming the braided sheath and the s and sub—strands. In certain applications
and ally in high abrasion applications nylons, filaments used to form kraftrope
and other hydrophilic substances are .
In order to use the rope of the present disclosure to form a d drag self
ing trawl it is needed to:
(a) form as much of the mesh of the pelagic trawl as possible, and
especially as much of the pelagic mesh of the trawl as possible, from
the rope of the present disclosure; and
(b) position the rope of the present disclosure in such a fashion that it has
a particular orientation relative to the exterior of the trawl and also
relative to the long dimension of the trawl. More particularly, the rope
of the present disclosure is used to form mesh bars and/or mesh legs
40 of the trawl where ropes of the t disclosure 35 having either
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right handed or left handed lay ations for the spiraling strand are
selected and positioned so that when viewed from external at least the
top and sides of the trawl, and in the instances of a pure midwater
trawl that shall not be fished in bottom contact when viewed from all
sides of the trawl, with the mesh legs and/or mesh bars at intended
angles of attack and ed percentages of mesh opening, the
cambered sections of that portion of each rope of the present
disclosure that is external the trawl are able to generate lift vectors
having greater magnitudes normalized to the long ion of the
trawl and directed away from the interior of the trawl compared to the
lift vector magnitudes directed toward the long axis of the trawl and
able to be generated by those cambered sections that are on the
portions of the ropes of the present disclosure internal the trawl. In
other words, those cambered ns on the portion of the ropes of
the t disclosure that are external the trawl are more parallel to
the intended oncoming water flow vector and/or to the planned long
dimension of the trawl than are the cambered sections of each rope of
the present sure that are internal the trawl.
(c) r way of describing such orientation for ropes of the present
disclosure to best be used to form a lowered drag self spreading trawl
is that when viewed from a position both external the trawl as well as
looking from the mouth of the trawl toward the aft of the trawl, those
ropes of the t disclosure 35 having right handed lays for their
spiraling strands direction about the main rope of the present
disclosure body have their leading edges being the left hand side of
each such rope of the present disclosure, while those ropes of the
present disclosure 35 having left handed lays for their spiraling strands
direction about the main rope of the present disclosure body have their
leading edges being the right hand side of such ropes of the present
3O disclosure.
Other uses for ropes of the present disclosure include forming lowered drag
pelagic trawls and/or portions of lowered drag pelagic , such as portions of four
meter mesh size and lower, where the lay orientation and/or orientation of the
ed sections of the ropes of the present disclosure is not controlled so as to
result in a self spreading trawl. One fashion of forming such a lowered drag trawl of
the present disclosure is to form all or as much as possible of the pelagic mesh of a
trawl from ropes of the present disclosure 35 where all such ropes of the present
disclosure have the same lay direction for their spiraling strand.
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Splicing ments of the Present Disclosure
In order to minimize drag of pelagic trawls formed of ropes of the present
disclosure, it is best to form slings of rope of the t disclosure and connect those
to form the pelagic mesh. Especially, such slings are used to form the legs and/or
mesh bars of the pelagic mesh. A sling is a section of a rope having an eye at both
ends, gh in some instances an eye could be at only one end. To e the
minimized drag it is needed to maximize the strength of the eye, and this is
accomplished by forming an eye with a spliced connection where such spliced
connection is made in such a n as to conserve more of the rope 0f the present
disclosure’s breaking strength than is able to be conserved by the use of knots
practical for use in c trawls (i.e. knots not so bulky as to result in a high drag
trawl, or in an easily d trawl). The term “spliced sling” for purposes of the
instant disclosure shall mean a portion of a rope of the present disclosure having a
d eye located at one or both ends of itself.
Industrial Applicability
A rope of the present disclosure and a sling formed from a rope of present
disclosure as formed by the process taught hereinabove is useful for forming self
spreading trawls, for forming non-self spreading d drag trawls, and for forming
self spreading lowered drag trawls of lowered noise and also for forming lowered drag
trawls of lowered noise.
Production Methods
In order to form a preferred embodiment of the rope of the present disclosure,
and in particular in order to form that embodiment of the rope of the present
disclosure where the spiraling strand 36 is bound to the rope body by means of being
woven into the other strands 397 forming the braided sheath, although with a
different weaving construction than is applied to other strands 397 forming the
d sheath, a new ng apparatus is required:
3O The new braiding apparatus includes a standard braiding apparatus useful for
forming a standard coverbraided and/or overbraided rope having a central strength
member core, except that there is an additional planetary carrier apparatus orbiting
around the outside of the usual planetary carrier apparatus. The secondary planetary
carrier apparatus ideally is positioned lower than, that is beneath, the usual planetary
carrier apparatus and/or apparatuses, such as by being attached to a lower plate of
the braiding machine, and may optimally orbit at a lower speed than does the primary
carrier apparatus. The effect of the lower orbit speed is to cause a spool containing
the twine that is to form the spiraling twine 36 (Le. the spiraling twine spool) to orbit
at a lower rate of revolutions per unit time than do spools carrying strands that are to
40 form s 397 that are used in forming the primary d sheath. Additionally,
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the number of times that the carrier tus passes the spiraling spool underneath
spools of strands 397 forming the primary braided sheath is less frequent in
comparison with number of times that strands forming the primary braided sheath
pass under one another. A result is that in the final formed rope of the present
sure the spiraling strand 36 exhibits a longer pitch than do strands 397 forming
the primary braided sheath, and is attached and thus bound to the rope body 35, and
to the braided sheath 398, less frequently than are strands 397 forming the primary
braided sheath attached and thus bound to one another and to the rope body.
Claims (18)
1. An improved rope for forming portions of a trawl, the rope including at least one strength member, at least a braided sheath formed about and enclosing the 5 strength member, and a strand disposed in a spiral fashion about at least the at least one strength member, the braided sheath including strands g at least portions of the braided sheath and also including the spiraling strand woven into other strands forming the braided sheath, the spiraling strand being larger in diameter than other strands forming the braided sheath, the s having a 10 braid angle and the spiraling strand having a braid angle, wherein the spiraling strand of the rope has a braid angle that is different than the braid angle of the majority of the strands g the braided sheath that is formed about the th member of the rope. 15
2. The rope according to claim 1 wherein the spiraling strand has a braid angle that is an angle that is more acute than a braid angle of other strands forming the braided
3. The rope according to claim 1 wherein the spiraling strand exhibits at least four 20 percent less linear length per unit length of the rope in comparison to the linear length exhibited by strands per unit length of the rope.
4. The rope according to claim 1 wherein the ing strand exhibits at least six t less linear length per unit length of the rope in comparison to the linear 25 length exhibited by strands per unit length of the rope.
5. The rope according to claim 1 wherein the spiraling strand exhibits at least eight t less linear length per unit length of the rope in ison to the linear length exhibited by strands per unit length of the rope.
6. The rope according to claim 1 wherein the spiraling strand exhibits at least ten percent less linear length per unit length of the rope in comparison to the linear length exhibited by strands per unit length of the rope. 35
7. The rope according to claim 1 wherein the spiraling strand exhibits at least twelve percent less linear length per unit length of the rope in comparison to the linear length exhibited by strands per unit length of the rope.
8. The rope according to claim 1 wherein the spiraling strand exhibits at least fourteen percent less linear length per unit length of the rope in comparison to the linear length exhibited by strands per unit length of the rope.
9. The rope of any one of claims 1 to 8 wherein the spiraling strand is bound to the remainder of the rope by spiraling strand bindings formed of strands, the quantity of spiraling strand bindings per unit distance along the long dimension of the rope being a lesser quantity of bindings than are created by other gs that connect 10 strands forming the d sheath to the strength member.
10. The rope ing to any one of claims 1 to 9 n the spiraling strand provides at least one fourteenth, by volume, of the total volume of the rope. 15
11. The rope according to any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein the spiraling strand provides at least one eleventh, by volume, of total the volume of the rope.
12. The rope ing to any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein the spiraling strand provides at least one eighth, by volume, of the total volume of the rope.
13. The rope according to any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein the spiraling strand provides at least one sixth, by volume, of the total volume of the rope.
14. The rope according to any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein the spiraling strand of the 25 rope has a braid angle that is different to all of the strands g the braided sheath.
15. A method for forming a rope for forming portions of a trawl, the rope including at least one strength member, at least a braided sheath formed about and enclosing 30 the strength member, and a strand disposed in a spiral fashion about at least the at least one strength member, the braided sheath including strands forming at least portions of the braided sheath and also including the spiraling strand woven into other strands forming the d sheath, the spiraling strand being larger in er than other strands forming the braided sheath, wherein the method 35 comprises steps of: selecting to form the braided sheath with a more acute braid angle for the spiraling strand in comparison to a braid angle for strands.
16. The method of claim 15 further wherein the method further includes steps of g the spiraling strand to the rope body and to the braided sheath less frequently than binding strands to one another and to the rope.
17. An improved rope for forming ns of a trawl substantially as herein described with reference to the embodiment illustrated in the anying drawing.
18. A method for forming a rope for forming portions of a trawl substantially as herein 10 described with reference to the embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawing. WO 21446 PCT/ISZOlZ/050017
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