摘要 |
The present invention is a cable gripping unit having: a casing provided with a central circular shell bore having a tapered portion terminating in a cable receiving open end and inwardly projecting stop means spaced from said cable receiving end; a gripping member within said casing and movable longitudinally thereof comprised of jaw retaining means and jaw segments; spring means engaging said gripping member and said stop means yieldingly urging said gripping member towards said cable receiving end within said tapered portion of said shell; and said jaw retaining means being circular and concentric with said shell bore and provided with a plurality of retaining slots within each, of which a respective jaw segment is disposed with said jaw segments in circular arrangement defining a cylindrical jaw bore; and said jaw segments being radially movably disposed in said retaining means so that upon said spring means yieldingly urging said gripping member toward said cable receiving end said jaw members within said tapered portion define a reduced diameter jaw bore for gripping said cable. |