Patent ID: 9534660
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: F16G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A clamping arrangement comprising: an elongate member having a plurality of strands wound around one another in a plurality of turns of each of said strands, wherein each of said strands has a pitch, which is the same as the pitch of each other of said strands; a clamping device comprising a clamping member for clamping the elongate member, the clamping member having an engaging surface with gripping formations for engaging the elongate member, wherein the clamping member comprises a front region and a rear region, the front region leading the rear region when the clamping member is urged into engagement with the elongate member; the clamping member further including a preliminary engaging projection at the rear region to initially engage the elongate member; the clamping device further comprising a reaction member comprising a first wall, and a reaction element comprising a second wall, the first and second walls being arranged opposite each other to define a passage for the clamping member, and the clamping device further comprising urging means to urge the clamping member along the passage towards the reaction member; wherein the first wall is smoother than the engaging surface; wherein, when the elongate member is received between the clamping member and the first wall, the first wall engages the elongate member and provides a reaction against the elongate member, and the second wall urges the clamping member onto the elongate member, so that a clamping force is applied on the elongate member; and wherein the engaging surface is configured to engage half or more of the total number of strands forming the elongate member, and the engaging surface has a length which is equal to 67% or more of the pitch of said strands.