Patent ID: 8001660

Claim:
A device for gripping a cable having a free end, the device comprising: a first entrance port for receiving the free end of the cable; a first entrance wall wherein the entrance port is disposed; a first exit port aligned with the first entrance port and from where the free end of the cable exits the device; a first exit wall wherein the first exit port is disposed; a first wall disposed between the first entrance port and the first exit port; a first cable guide forming a pathway between the first entrance port and the first exit port; a first retention member rotatably disposed within the first cable guide such that upon entrance of the cable within the first entrance port, the cable moves between the first retention member and the first wall, causing the first retention member to simultaneously rotate and move toward the first exit port and away from the first wall until it abuts the first exit wall and rotates in place as the cable is pushed out the first exit port, and when the cable is pulled toward the first entrance port, the first retention member simultaneously rotates and moves toward the first entrance port and the first wall, wedging the cable between the first wall and the first retention member; a second entrance port for receiving the free end of the cable; a second entrance wall wherein the entrance port is disposed; a second exit port aligned with the second entrance port and from where the free end of the cable exits the device; a second exit wall wherein the second exit port is disposed; a second wall disposed between the second entrance port and the second exit port; a second cable guide forming a pathway between the second entrance port and the second exit port; and a second retention member rotatably disposed within the second cable guide such that upon entrance of the cable within the second entrance port, the cable moves between the second retention member and the second wall, causing the second retention member to simultaneously rotate and move toward the second exit port and away from the second wall until it abuts the second exit wall and rotates in place as the cable is pushed out the second exit port, and when the cable is pulled toward the second entrance port, the second retention member simultaneously rotates and moves toward the second entrance port and the second wall, wedging the cable between the second wall and the second retention member.