Lifting loop

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Like prior-art designs of lifting loops, the sling in accordance with the subject invention comprises a core 1 of fibres or threads 2, preferably consisting of 100% polyester.
The core 1 is enclosed by a cloth, preferably of the same material and woven as a ribbon.
When enclosed by this ribbon, the fibres or threads are well compressed in accordance with the invention and the selvedges 3,4 of the ribbon are folded and passed beneath the presser foot 5 of a sewing machine, and the selvedges are stitched together whereby a side seam 6 is formed.
The ribbon now forms a hose-like protection covering 7 around the core 1.
The protecting covering 7 could be made to enclose the core snugly by the use of one side seam 6 in accordance with the invention.
In addition, this possibility is improved the thicker the loop that is manufactured.
When producing loops that are less coarse or when one wants to make coarse loops even tighter it is possible, in accordance with a further development of the invention, to form a lengthwise extending lateral fold 8 on the side of the covering 7 that is diametriacally opposed to the seam 6 and stitch a second side seam 9 along this fold.
In both cases the side seam 6 or side seams 6 and 9 of the resulting lifting loop will not snap before the breaking strength of the sling itself is exceeded.
Despite the extreme simplicity of manufacture, the lifting loop in accordance with the invention thus provides maximum reliability.