Patent ID: 7191496

Claim:
An appliance for securely gripping an associated elongate body, the appliance comprising: a clevis member defining first and second passages; a first set of elongate helically formed reinforcement members for wrapping about said associated elongate body; a first U-shaped dead-end member having a first pair of helically formed legs connected at a first bight portion, the first pair of helically formed legs being wrapped onto said associated elongate body at least partially covering said first set of elongate helically formed reinforcement members, the first bight portion extending through the first passage of said clevis; and, a second U-shaped dead-end member having a second pair of helically formed legs connected at a second bight portion, the second pair of helically formed legs being wrapped onto said associated elongate body at least partially covering said first set of elongate helically formed reinforcement members, and the second bight portion extending through said second passage of said clevis.