Patent ID: 7563983

Claim:
A fitting for a cable having a composite core comprising: a collet comprised of one or more sections that form a truncated conical shape, the truncated conical shape defining an exterior of the collet, the shape of the collet comprising an outer diameter that increases from a first end to a second end creating an outside slope to slide within a collet housing, the collet defining a concentrically oriented lumen, the lumen having a length extending substantially from a first end of the collet to a second end of the collet and a substantially constant interior radius along the length to receive the composite core, the composite core having a structure to fit the lumen, said lumen configured and dimensioned to frictionally engage the composite core for the length of the lumen, the interior radius of the lumen configured and dimensioned to maintain the structure of the composite core; and a collet housing having a first open end to allow the collet to fit into the collet housing and a second open end having a smaller internal diameter than the first open end, the housing having a funnel-shaped interior configured and dimensioned to fit the outside slope of the collet to enable the collet to slide into the collet housing, the funnel shaped interior of the housing configured and dimensioned to apply increasing compressive forces to the exterior of the collet as the collet is further compressed into the collet housing.