Patent ID: 7364454

Claim:
A connecting device for connecting two or more cable ends, wherein each of the cable ends is constructed from at least a core, an insulating sheath and an earth shield, the connecting device comprising: an insertion bush comprising clamping means for inserting the two cores of the cable ends, whereupon insertion of the cores into the insertion bush causes the clamping means to secure the cores therein; an insulator arranged around the insertion bush; a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer is provides electrical contact between the two earth shields of the two cable ends; wherein a fixing means for fixing the cable ends to the connecting device; and wherein after the cores are secured within the insertion bush, the insertion bush against is in cooperative contact with the cores of the cable ends to provide conductive contact between the cores, and the insulator and the conductive layer are in cooperative contact with respectively the insulating sheaths and the earth shields of the cable ends.