Product Overview

Frames vary, and so does the way a sock is fixed to them. Some masts use a swivel with straps and a snap hook; others use a ring with ties, clips or lacing. This cone is the second type: alternating orange and white segments with a row of metal eyelets punched through the reinforced mouth, so it laces or clips straight onto the frame the site already has, using the site's own ties.

It is a cone only. No pole, no bracket, no lighting and no straps are supplied, which keeps the price and the pack size down for a maintenance purchase — and means nothing on the cone can be incompatible with the customer's frame hardware.

Eyelets Instead of Straps

• Fits frames that already have ties or clips – no need to change the frame or add a swivel.

• Even tension around the mouth – lacing across several eyelets pulls the intake edge square, so the cone opens properly in light air.

• No hardware to lose – there is no hook or strap set to drop during work at height; the ties belong to the frame and stay there.

• Simple to renew – unlace the old cone, lace the new one, using the same ties.

Construction

• Alternating orange and white segments – high-visibility layout that reads against sky and against darker structures.

• Metal eyelets – a row of eyelets around the mouth, set through the reinforced edge.

• Reinforced mouth – doubled edge that holds the cone open and takes the lacing load.

• Stitched seams – sewn along the taper with the hem turned against fraying.

Technical Specifications

Fitting to an Existing Frame

1. Measure the frame ring diameter and the distance from the frame to the cone tip on the mast.

2. Cut the old lacing and remove the worn cone; keep the ties if they are still sound.

3. Inspect the frame ring for wear or sharp edges that would cut the eyelets.

4. Lace the new cone to the frame, working evenly around the ring so the mouth sits square and the cone is not pulled to one side.

5. Check the cone hangs straight in calm air and turns freely into the wind.

Care and Maintenance

• Monthly: check the eyelets for elongation or rust and the mouth edge for splits.

• Quarterly: check the lacing or clips for wear; replace ties that have gone stiff or frayed.

• After storms: check seams, re-lace if the cone has worked loose, and re-hang if it has twisted round the frame.

• Replace the cone when the colours have paled or the mouth is torn; the eyelets are the first place a worn edge shows.

Standards and Compliance

This is a replacement cone for aviation-style wind direction indicators and keeps the segmented colour layout those indicators are read by. Since it is unlit and carries no pole, the compliance of the complete installation depends on the mast, the lighting and the siting already in place; the lacing method must hold the mouth square, or the cone stops indicating wind strength correctly.

Applications

Airports and airstrips, helipads, ports, construction and crane sites, chemical plants, and any mast whose frame is designed for laced or clipped cones.

Ordering

Order by model RYWS-OW-E01. Please state the cone length, the mouth diameter of the frame and the spacing of the eyelets if the frame already dictates it. A version with red webbing straps and a swivel hook is offered for frames that use a hook instead of lacing; solid reflective cones and complete sets with pole and base plate are also available.