Wire Rope, Locked Coil

Smooth surfaced rope com­posed of concentric layers of wires with the exterior layer being shaped wires. Interior layers are of shaped or round wires around a center of round wires. The outer layers are made up of wires so shaped as to form a full lock with similar connecting units. It is fabricated with up to four locking layers. This form of rope has a very high density, and compared with other round ropes, permits the diameter to be reduced by as much as 20 percent. Splicing is more difficult as is detection of internal faults after use.