Crosby® S-421T Complete Wedge Socket, Finish: Painted, For Use With: Stainless Steel Cable, Includes: Socket, Wedge, Pin and Wire Rope Clip, Material: Cast Steel, Standards: ASME B30.26, ABS 2007 Steel Vessel Rules 1-1-17.7, EN 13411-6: 2003, 3/8" Wire Rope Diameter
- Wedge socket terminations have an efficiency rating of 80% based on the catalog strength of XXIP wire rope
- Crosby products meet or exceed all requirements of ASME B30.26 including identification, ductility, design factor, proof load and temperature requirements. Importantly, Crosby products meet other critical performance requirements including fatigue life, impact properties and material traceability, not addressed by ASME B30.26.
- Type approval and certification in accordance with ABS 2006 steel vessel rules 1-1-17.7, and ABS guide for certification of cranes
- Basket is cast steel and individually magnetic particle inspected
- Pin diameter and jaw opening allows wedge and socket to be used in conjuction with closed swage and spelter sockets
- Secures the tail or"dead end" of the wire rope to the wedge, thus eliminates loss or"Punch out" of the wedge
- Eliminates the need for an extra piece of rope, and is easily installed
- The Terminator wedge eliminates the potential breaking off of the tail due to fatigue
- The tail, which is secured by the base of the clip and the wedge, is left undeformed and available for reuse.
- Utilizes standard crosby red-U-Bolt® wire rope clip
- The 3/8" thru 1-1/8" standard S-421 wedge socket can be retrofitted with the new style Terminator wedge
- Available with bolt, nut, and cotter pin
- U.S. patent 5,553,360, canada patent 2,217,004 and foreign equivalents