Patent ID: 7806623

Claim:
A clamping element comprising: first and second clamping jaws for clamping a rod-shaped element; an axially extending locking element extending through a bore in each of the clamping jaws for providing a clamping force thereon; an insert having a first end terminating in an edge surface and a second end, the first end being at a non-90° angle with respect to the second end, for engaging the rod-shaped element, the second end having a bore to receive the locking element; the first and second clamping jaws defining a rod-receiving cavity being laterally open, the angled first end of the insert extending into the cavity for engaging the rod-shaped element wherein the first and second clamping jaws lie opposite one another and form the laterally open receiving cavity for lateral accommodation of the rod-shaped element, a gap extending between the first and second clamping jaws, accommodating said second end of the insert, the edge surface being spaced from the first and second jaw and being moveable upon engagement with the rod-shaped element.