Connection device of an end of a mooring line for a recreational craft and the like to a fastening element fixed onto a quay

Abstract

A connection device of a loop of a mooring line for a recreational craft and the like to a fastening element associated with a mooring quay is described, of the type comprising at least one pair of opposite ends intended to be joined together and firmly attached to the loop of the mooring line. Advantageously, such a connection device comprises a flexible core having a flat cross section and fitted into a cover sheath, with which it substantially constitutes a single body, the cover sheath extending along the flexible core so as to expose the substantially loop-shaped opposite ends.

1 . A connection device for use at the end of a mooring line comprising a loop for a recreational craft and the like to a fastening element associated with a mooring quay, the device comprising: 
 at least one pair of opposite ends intended to be joined together by means of said loop of said mooring line, characterized in that it comprises a flexible core having a flat cross section and fitted into a cover sheath, with which it substantially constitutes a single body, said cover sheath extending along said flexible core so as to expose said substantially loop-shaped opposite ends.    
   
   
       2 . A connection device according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover sheath is made in anti-abrasion silicone or similar materials.  
   
   
       3 . A connection device according to  claim 1 , wherein said flexible core comprises a strip folded over to form a double layer with opposite ends joined together to form a flattened loop.  
   
   
       4 . A connection device according to  claim 1 , wherein said flexible core is made of HT polyester.  
   
   
       5 . A connection device according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover sheath comprises a plurality of sheath segments, separately fitted onto said flexible core in a substantially head-to-tail arrangement.  
   
   
       6 . A method for making a connection device for use in combination with a loop of a mooring line for a recreational craft and the like to a fastening element, the method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a strip of suitably resistant material;    cutting a piece of said strip according to a length substantially equal to double the length of said connection device;    joining together opposite ends of said piece of strip to form a loop;    flattening said loop; and    fitting a cover sheath onto said loop so as to expose substantially loop-shaped opposite ends.    
   
   
       7 . A method according to  claim 6 , wherein said step of fitting said cover sheath comprises fitting a plurality of segments of sheath, lined up in a head-to-tail arrangement and suitably close to one another.