GOLD LOCK
WIRE ROPE SLINGS
Sling Nomenclature and Identification

 

Industrial Rope Supply
Company Inc.		 Company Identification
11 Type of Sling
11 Sling Body Construction
1E Top: Method of Attachment
1E Top: End Fitting(s) or Termination
1E Bottom: Method of Attachment
1E Bottom: End Fitting(s) or Termination

NOTE: Above example is a standard eye and eye sling, mechanically spliced.

Type of Sling

Sling Body Construction

Fittings or Termination

Method of Attachment

1. Single Leg 1. Single Part CS Closed Socket 1. Mechanically Swaged
2. Two-Leg Bridle. 2. Cable Laid OS Open Socket 2. Hand Spliced
3. Three-Leg Bridle 3. Three Part E Eye 3. Poured
4. Four-Leg Bridle 4. Four Part F Ferrule 0. None
5. Grommet 5. Five Part OL Oblong Link
6. Endless 6. Six Part PL Pear Link
7. 7. Seven Part RL Ring Link
8. 8. Eight Part EH Eye Hoist Hook
9. 9. Nine Part FH Foundry Hook
0. Other 0. Other PH Pipe Hook
RH Swivel Hook
SH Sorting Hook
TH Sliding Choker Hook
CT Crescent Thimble
ET Equalizing Thimble
HT Heavy Duty Thimble
MT Hawser Thimble
QT Slip-On Thimble
ST Slip-Thru Thimble
CP Closed Boom Pendant Thimble
OP Open Boom Pendant Thimble
SE Threaded Stub End
X Undefined by Standard Nomenclature

All connections to Links and Hooks will contain a heavy duty thimble unless otherwise specified.