WorldWide Enterprises, Inc.

Wire Rope Hardware Fittings

Wire rope fittings are a critical part of any project involving wire rope. All of our hardware is manufactured to meet or exceed Federal Specifications where applicable. As always, please insure proper installation techniques.

Worldwide Enterprises stocks a wide assortment of wire rope fittings including wire rope clips, thimbles, sleeves, shackles, turnbuckles, hand tools, and more.

We stock wire rope fittings in finishes such as stainless steel, galvanized, painted, and copper. We pride ourselves on providing the right fittings to complete your wire rope project safely and effectively. For more information about our wire rope fittings, contact us today.

Clips

We offer galvanized and stainless steel wire rope clips, drop forged and malleable wire rope clips, all manufactured to meet or exceed Federal Specification FF-C-450 type one class 1 and 2.

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ssclip Wire Rope Clips
Thimbles

Galvanized or stainless steel wire rope thimbles, heavy duty thimbles, and standard duty thimbles.

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thbhvy Heavy Duty Thimbles thbstd Standard Thimbles
Sleeves

Aluminum sleeves, copper sleeves, zinc plated copper sleeves (also known as swages or ferrules).

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sssleeves Swaging Sleeves
Shackles

Galvanized screw pin anchor shackles and stainless steel screw pin anchor shackles. These are load rated (marked with WLL in tons) or commercial grade, and forged heat treated with alloy pin. These products are manufactured to meet or exceed Federal Specification RR-C-271. Other shackles available include trawl shackles, D shackles, counter sunk head shackles, and more.

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ssshkl Screw Pin Anchor Shackles tcsa Trawl Shackles (Galvanized) tcsc Trawl Shackles (Self Colored) spascs Commercial Grade Shackles
Hooks

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cclvsgrbhk Clevis Grab Hooks cclvsslphk Clevis Slip Hooks safehk Safety Winch Hook Carbon sorthk Sorting Hook Alloy swvlhk Swivel Hoist Hook ceyehsthk Eye Hoist Hooks w/ Latch snaphook Snap Hooks
Hand Tools

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ctrsprng Cutters handswage Hand Swagers lobind Lever Load Binders lobirt Ratchet Load Binders
Links

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almstrlink Alloy Master Link slinglink Forger Weldless Sling Link qlink Quick Link
Blocks

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woodblock_singlesheave Wood Blocks snatchblock_hook Snatch Blocks ginblock Gin Blocks trynetblk Try Net Blocks
Misc

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cleat Dock Cleats ebolt Forged Eye Bolts hamrlok Hammerlocks swvlee Hot Dipped Forged Swivels tbkleyeeye Turnbuckles

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WorldWide Enterprises, Inc.

(401) 434-3900

sales@wwewirerope.com

70 Commercial Way
E. Providence, RI 02914

Screw Pin Anchor Shackles

Stainless steel screw pin anchor shackles are used in corrosive environments mainly on rigging applications securing slings to each other or securing a sling to an object to be lifted. These shackles can be used with wire rope or chain.

ssshkl

SCREW PIN ANCHOR SHACKLES
AISI 316

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Nominal Shackle Size
(A)		 Pin Diameter in Inches (B) Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4" 5/16" 0.12
5/16" 3/8" 0.18
3/8" 7/16" 0.28
7/16" 1/2" 0.42
1/2" 5/8" 0.68
5/8" 3/4" 1.26
3/4" 7/8" 2.10

Trawling Chain Shackles

Load rated trawling chain shackles are used on trawling applications, such as trawl doors and net rigging where critical loads are applied.

Load Rated Shackles - Marked with size & safe working load - Forged body with alloy pins, square head

tcsa

TRAWLING CHAIN SHACKLES
LOAD RATED (GALVANIZED)

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ssspasdim
Dimensions
Nominal Shackle Size A B C Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
3/8" 1-5/16" 3/4" 7/16" 0.23
1/2" 1-2/3" 7/8" 5/8" 0.52
5/8" 2-1/4" 1-1/16" 3/4" 1
3/4" 2-1/2" 1-1/4" 7/8" 1.76
7/8" 3" 1-7/16" 1" 2.71
1" 3-1/4" 1-11/16" 1-3/32" 3.92

Commercial grade trawling chain shackles are inexpensive shackles used for trawling applications, but NOT for bearing critical loads.

tcsc

TRAWLING CHAIN SHACKLES
COMMERCIAL GRADE (SELF COLORED)

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Nominal Shackle Size Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4" .06
5/16" .13
3/8" .22
1/2" .42
5/8" .96
3/4" 1.68
7/8" 2.69
1" 3.81

Turnbuckles

DROP FORGED, HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED TURNBUCKLES, Federal Specification FF-T-791B

Turnbuckles are used for connecting two stationary objects together and creating tension by screwing closed.

tbkhookhook

HOOK & HOOK
tbklhookeye

HOOK & EYE
tbkleyeeye

EYE & EYE
tbkljaweye

JAW & EYE
tbkljawjaw

JAW & JAW
Approximate Weight Per Piece (lbs) Working Load Limit (lbs)
Size Overall Length (Average)
Ends Closed		 Eye/Eye
Hook/Hook
Hook/Eye		 Jaw/Eye Jaw/Jaw Hook/Hook
Hook/Eye		 Eye/Eye
Jaw/Eye
Jaw/Jaw
1/4"X4" 8-1/4" 0.3 0.32 0.36 300 500
5/16"X4-1/2" 9-9/16" 0.47 0.47 0.52 500 700
3/8"X6" 11-7/8" 0.75 0.76 0.81 700 1,040
1/2"X6" 13-5/16" 1.6 1.53 1.5 1,040 1,800
1/2"X9" 16-5/16" 1.83 1.71 1.74 1,040 1,800
1/2"X12" 19-5/16" 2.08 2.06 2.4 1,040 1,800
5/8"X6" 15-1/2" 2.75 2.35 2.72 1,600 2,700
5/8"X9" 18-1/2" 3.13 3.06 3.24 1,600 2,700
5/8"X12" 21-1/2" 3.5 3.78 3.74 1,600 2,700
3/4"X6" 17" 3.89 4 4.11 2,000 4,000
3/4"X9" 20" 4.61 4.75 5.1 2,000 4,000
3/4"X12" 23" 5.43 5.36 6.15 2,000 4,000
3/4"X18" 29" 7.25 7 7 2,000 4,000
7/8"X12" 25-1/4" 8.1 8 8.17 2,400 5,800
7/8"X18" 31" 9.95 9.75 9.96 2,400 5,800
1"X6" 20-5/8" 9.33 8.92 8.5 2,900 7,600
1"X12" 26-5/8" 11.5 11.2 12 2,900 7,600
1"X18" 32-5/8" 14 13.3 14 2,900 7,600
1"X24" 38-5/8" 17.25 17 17 2,900 7,600
1-1/4"X12" 30" 19 20 21.5 4,600 12,000
1-1/4"X18" 36" 23 24.18 24.25 4,600 12,000
1-1/4"X24" 42" 27 28.5 28 4,600 12,000
1-1/2"X12" 32-1/4" 27.5 28.99 30.5 7,200 17,000
1-1/2"X18" 38-1/4" 31 35 36.75 7,200 17,000
1-1/2"X24" 44-1/4" 37.5 39.18 40.67 7,200 17,000
1-3/4"X18" 43" 52.5 53.75 54 -- 23,000
1-3/4"X24" 49" 58 60.68 63.36 -- 23,000
2"X24" 55" 85.25 89 94.25 -- 30,000

Wire Rope Clips

Stainless steel wire rope clips are used in corrosive environments for making eye terminations with right regular lay cable and only for light duty uses with small applied loads such as hand rail, fencing, guard rails, etc. These clips are NOT to be used for overhead lifting.

ssclip

AISI 316 STAINLESS STEEL
CAST TYPE

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Size Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/8" 0.03
3/16" 0.06
1/4" 0.10
5/16" 0.18
3/8" 0.35
1/2" 0.55
5/8" 0.90
3/4" 1.05
7/8" 1.60

Swaging Sleeves*

Stainless steel oval swaging sleeves are used in corrosive environments for making turnback eyes with wire rope or cable. Must use the correct tool or dies to swage properly.

sssleeves

STAINLESS STEEL
OVAL SLEEVES

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To Fit Cable Diameter Approximate Weight Per 100 Pieces (lbs)
3/64" 0.15
1/16" 0.18
3/32" 0.20
1/8" 0.40
3/16" 1.70
1/4" 4.50
*Stainless sleeves should not be swaged with a hand tool.

Wire Rope Thimbles

Thimbles are used on turnback eyes to extend sling life when lifting with shackles or other fittings.

thbhvy

GALVANIZED
HEAVY DUTY THIMBLES

* Also available in AISI 316 Stainless Steel.

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Size Approximate Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4" 0.08
5/16" 0.14
3/8" 0.25
7/16" 0.36
1/2" 0.51
9/16" 0.51
5/8" 0.75
3/4" 1.47
7/8" 1.85
1" 3
1-1/8" - 1-1/4" 4
1-1/4" - 1-3/8" 8.11
1-3/8" - 1-1/2" 12.95
thbstd

GALVANIZED
STANDARD THIMBLES

* Also available in AISI 316 Stainless Steel.

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Size Approximate Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/8" 0.03
3/16" 0.03
1/4" 0.03
5/16" 0.04
3/8" 0.07
1/2" 0.14
5/8" 0.34
3/4" 0.51
7/8" 0.9

Forged Eye Bolts

ebolt

FORGED EYE BOLTS
REGULAR NUT
HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED,
FORGED STEEL

* Also available in AISI 316 Stainless Steel.

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Eye Diameter
Shank Diameter
& Length		 Length of Thread I.D. O.D. Working Load
Limit (lbs)		 Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4"X2" 1-1/2" 1/2" 1" 500 0.08
1/4"X4" 2-1/2" 1/2" 1" 500 0.12
5/16"X2-1/4" 1-1/2" 5/8" 1-1/4" 800 0.13
5/16"X4-1/4" 2-1/2" 5/8" 1-1/4" 800 0.25
3/8"X2-1/2" 1-1/2" 3/4" 1-1/2" 1,200 0.23
3/8"X4-1/2" 2-1/2" 3/4" 1-1/2" 1,200 0.30
3/8"X6" 2-1/2" 3/4" 1-1/2" 1,200 0.35
1/2"X3-1/4" 1-1/2" 1" 2" 2,200 0.50
1/2"X6" 3" 1" 2" 2,200 0.66
1/2"X8" 3" 1" 2" 2,200 0.82
1/2"X10" 3" 1" 2" 2,200 0.88
1/2"X12" 3" 1" 2" 2,200 1.14
1/2"X15" 4" 1" 2" 2,200 1.17
5/8"X4" 2" 1-1/4" 2-1/2" 3,500 1.03
5/8"X6" 3" 1-1/4" 2-1/2" 3,500 1.18
5/8"X8" 3" 1-1/4" 2-1/2" 3,500 1.35
5/8"X10" 3" 1-1/4" 2-1/2" 3,500 1.54
5/8"X12" 4" 1-1/4" 2-1/2" 3,500 1.67
5/8"X15" 5" 1-1/4" 2-1/2" 3,500 2.01
3/4"X4-1/2" 2" 1-1/2" 3" 5,200 1.69
3/4"X6" 3" 1-1/2" 3" 5,200 1.85
3/4"X8" 3" 1-1/2" 3" 5,200 2.08
3/4"X10" 3" 1-1/2" 3" 5,200 2.35
3/4"X12" 4" 1-1/2" 3" 5,200 2.58
3/4"X15" 5" 1-1/2" 3" 5,200 2.98
7/8"X5" 2-1/2" 1-3/4" 3-1/2" 7,200 2.7
7/8"X8" 4" 1-3/4" 3-1/2" 7,200 3.08
7/8"X12" 4" 1-3/4" 3-1/2" 7,200 4
1"X6" 3" 2" 4" 10,000 4.21
1"X9" 4" 2" 4" 10,000 4.69
1"X12" 4" 2" 4" 10,000 5.4
1"X18" 7" 2" 4" 10,000 6.5
1-1/4"X12" 4" 2-1/2" 5" 15,200 9
1-1/4"X20" 6" 2-1/2" 5" 15,200 12.1

Snap Hooks

snaphook

SNAP HOOK
(SPRING HOOK)

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Wire Diameter Working Load Limit (lbs) Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
3/16" 220 0.02
1/4" 260 0.06
9/32" 400 0.10
5/16" 500 0.15
11/32" 550 0.20
3/8" 770 0.32
7/16" 930 0.42
1/2" 990 0.60

Hammerlocks

Hammerlocks are used for making alloy chain slings.

hamrlok

HAMMERLOCK
(SPRING HOOK)
GALVANIZED

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Size (in) Inside
Length (in)		 Inside
Width (in)		 Working
Load Limit (lbs)		 Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4" 2.05 0.82 3,250 0.25
5/16" 2.42 0.95 4,500 0.5
3/8" 2.72 1.08 6,600 0.6
1/2" 3.33 1.4 11,250 1.25
5/8" 3.92 1.67 16,500 2.3
3/4" 4.84 1.87 23,000 4
7/8" 5.82 2.12 28,750 5.75
3/4" 1/2" 1/2" 1/2" 7.9

Commercial Grade Shackle w/ Counter Sunk Head

Commercial grade shackles with counter sunk head are used in trawling applications when a no snag shackle is preferred. These shackles are NOT for supporting critical loads or for overhead lifting.

spascs

SCREW PIN ANCHOR SHACKLES
WITH COUNTER SUNK HEAD
COMMERCIAL GRADE

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Dimensions in Inches
Nominal Shackle Size Inside Length Inside Width Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
5/16" 1-1/32" 1/2" 0.14
3/8" 1-1/4" 11/16" 0.26
1/2" 1-5/8" 3/16" 0.49
5/8" 2" 1-1/16" 1.1

Clevis Grab Hooks

Clevis grab hooks are used on chain to secure it to itself or another object.

Forged Carbon Steel / Forged Alloy Steel

cclvsgrbhk CARBON
aclvgrbhk ALLOY

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clvgrbdim
Working Load Limit (lbs) Dimensions
Chain Size Carbon Alloy A B C D Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4" 2,600 3,500 .32" .34" .31" 1.64" 0.4
5/16" 3,900 4,500 .43" .44" .38" 2.02" 0.7
3/8" 5,400 7,100 .48" .50" .44" 2.41" 1
7/16" 7,200 8,750 .57" .56" .56" 2.75" 1.5
1/2" 9,200 12,000 .66" .66" .63" 3.19" 2.1
5/8" 13,000 15,800 .71" .78" .75" 4.09" 4.2
3/4" 16,200 20,200 .94" .94" .88" 4.63" 6.5

Clevis Slip Hooks

Clevis slip hooks are used on chain to secure it to itself or another object.

Forged Carbon Steel / Forged Alloy Steel

cclvsslphk
CARBON
aclvslphk
ALLOY

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clvslphkdim
Working Load Limit (lbs) Dimensions
Chain Size Carbon Alloy A B C D Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4" 1,950 2,750 .32" .94" .38" 2.56" 0.5
5/16" 2,875 4,300 .43" 1.06" .44" 2.87" 0.75
3/8" 4,000 5,250 .45" 1.31" .47" 3.25" 1.2
7/16" 5,000 7,000 .59" 1.56" .56" 3.7" 2.06
1/2" 6,500 9,000 .57" 1.69" .63" 4" 2.8
5/8" 9,250 13,500 .71" 2" .75" 4.94" 4.75
3/4" -- 19,250 1.18" 2.5" 1" 6.09" 10.3

Eye Hoist Hooks with Latch

Eye hoist hooks with latch are used on wire rope and chain slings to attach objects to be lifted.

G43 FORGED CARBON STEEL | G70 FORGED ALLOY STEEL | Quenched and Tempered

ceyehsthk
CARBON

aeyhsthk
ALLOY

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Working Load Limit (tons)
Carbon Alloy Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
3/4 1 .55
1 1-1/2 .75
1-1/2 2 1.25
2 3 1.7
3 5 3.6
5 7 7.08
7-1/2 11 13

Wood Blocks

woodblock_singlesheave

Single Sheave with Hook

  • 4" for use with 1/2" rope and 1000 lb WLL
  • 5" for use with 5/8" rope and 1200 lb WLL
  • 6" for use with 3/4" rope and 1800 lb WLL

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woodblock_doublesheave

Double Sheave with Hook

  • 4" for use with 1/2" rope and 1400 lb WLL
  • 5" for use with 5/8" rope and 1800 lb WLL
  • 6" for use with 3/4" rope and 2500 lb WLL

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Snatch Block with Hook or Shackle

snatchblock_hook

Snatch Block with Hook

  • 3/8" sheave for 3/8" rope with 2T WLL

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snatchblock_shackle

Snatch Block with Shackle

  • 1/2" sheave for 1/2" rope with 4T WLL

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12 Gin Block with Hook

ginblock

12" Gin Block with Hook

  • For use with 1" rope and 1000 lb WLL

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Try Net Block

Try Net Blocks are used on commercial fishing vessels to run cable through when dropping and retrieving gear.

trynetblk

TRY NET BLOCK
GALVANIZED

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Sheave Diameter Working Load
Limit (tons)		 Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
6" 5 23.13
8" 10 57.2

Dock Cleats

Dock cleats are bolted to a dock in order to secure boats.

cleat

GALVANIZED
DOCK CLEATS

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Length Bolt Size Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
5" #12 0.33
6" 1/4" 0.38
8" 5/16" 1
10" 3/8" 2
12" 3/8" 3.6
14" 1/2" 5.9

Hot Dipped Forged Swivels

Swivels are used to connect two components together and rotate to eliminate twisting. These are positioning devices and are NOT intended to rotate under load.

swvlee

EYE & EYE

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swvleedim
Dimensions in Inches
Size (in) Working Load Limit (lbs) Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)		 A B C D E
1/4" 800 0.175 1-1/4" 11/16" 3/4" 1-1/16" 2-15/16"
5/16" 1,200 0.325 1-5/8" 13/16" 1" 1-1/4" 3-9/16"
3/8" 2,200 0.63 2" 15/16" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 4-15/16"
1/2" 3,500 1.32 2-1/2" 1-5/16" 1-1/2" 2" 5-7/16"
5/8" 5,200 2.5 3" 1-9/16" 1-3/4" 2-3/8" 6-9/16"
3/4" 7,100 3.75 3-1/2" 1-3/4" 2" 2-5/8" 7-3/16"

Safety Winch Hook Carbon

Safety winch hooks can be used on small diameter slings, but are mainly used on winch line.

safehk

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Working Load Limit (tons) Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/2" 0.51
3/4" 0.56

Sorting Hook Alloy

Sorting hooks are used on wire rope and chain slings for special lifting applications.

sorthk

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sorthkdim
Working Load Limit (tons) Dimensions
At Tip At Hook Bottom A B C D Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
2 7-1/2 9-11/16" 1-3/8" 2-13/16" 5/8" 6.25

Swivel Hoist Hook

Swivel Hoist Hooks are used on wire rope slings, trash trucks, and winches for picking up dumpsters.

swvlhk

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Working Load Limit (tons) Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
2 2.75

Cutters

Cable cutters are used to cut wire rope and cable.

ctrsprng
Spring loaded handle cutter for 3/16" cable.
ctr316
Pocket cutters for 3/16" cable
ctr3858
Cutters for 3/8" and 5/8" cable.

Hand Swagers

Hand swagers are used to swage button stops and oval sleeves.

handswage
Single Cavity tools for 3/64" or 1/16".
handswage5
5 Cavity tool for sizes 1/16" through 5/16" for both oval and stop sleeves - in either hand or benched style.

Lever Type Load Binders

Lever type load binders are used for securing loads using chain (usually grade 70 chain).

lobind LOAD BINDER LEVER TYPE

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Size Working Load
Limit (lbs)		 Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
1/4" 2,600 4
5/16" - 3/8" 5,400 7
3/8" - 1/2" 9,200 12

Ratchet Type Load Binders

Ratchet type load binders are used for securing loads using chain (usually grade 70 chain).

lobirt LOAD BINDER RATCHET TYPE

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Size Working Load
Limit (lbs)		 Approx. Weight
Per Piece (lbs)
5/16" - 3/8" 5,400 11
3/8" - 1/2" 9,200 13