Patent ID: 7304243

Claim:
A cable clamp for electrically and mechanically connecting two cables together comprising: a housing comprised of first and second U-shaped members, each member comprised of two opposed walls but being substantially open on two sides thereof, a first cavity having a first opening in communication therewith located in said first member and a second cavity having a second opening in communication therewith located in said second member, said first and second openings being in substantial axial alignment with each other but facing in opposite directions, each of said cavities being visible from both sides of said housing so that cables passing through said openings are visible from outside said housing; first and second yokes, said first yoke surrounding said two opposed walls of said first U-shaped member adjacent said first opening and said second yoke surrounding said two opposed walls of said second U-shaped member adjacent said second opening; first and second pairs of jaws located within said housing, said first pair of jaws being movable toward and away from said first opening and said second pair of jaws being movable toward and away from said second opening, each of said jaws including a wedge-shaped outer surface and a semi-cylindrical gripping surface, said gripping surfaces of each pair of jaws being adapted to move toward each other to grip a cable therebetween when said jaws move toward their respective opening and are able to move away from each other when said jaws move away from their respective opening so as to release a cable located therebetween, and biasing means biasing said jaws toward said openings.