Patent ID: 7707697

Claim:
A splicing nut for use with a line comprising: a nut portion, said nut portion having an end, a hole extending inward from said end, said hole defining an inside surface, and female threads disposed on said inside surface of said hole; a core adapted to be threaded into said nut portion, said core generally defined by a solid cylindrical body having a top end, a bottom end opposing said top end, an outer surface connecting said top end and said bottom end, and; a plurality of prongs having an outer surface formed with male threads, said prongs radiating outwardly and upwardly from said core body and forming a plurality of slots between said prongs said prongs forming gaps between said prongs at said top end of said core wherein a line is threaded between said gaps over said top end of said core body and is received by said slots, such that when the core and nut portion are fully mated, the core and the nut portion are adapted to frictionally engage the line around said gaps over said top end of said core, squeezing the line to prevent movement of the line relative to the core and the nut portion.