Gripping arrangement having a griping member urged towards a griping position and griping member locking means

摘要

A gripping arrangement 110 is disclosed for gripping an elongate article 111, such as wires or wire ropes. The gripping arrangement comprises a body 112 defining at least one pathway 128 along which the article can extend and at least one gripping member 116 in the body for gripping the article 111. The gripping arrangement further includes urging means, preferably spring 122, to urge the gripping member 116 towards a gripping position, and locking means 130 moveable, preferably rotatable, from a non-locking position (fig 10) to a locking position. The locking means 130 is configured to lock the article 111 to the gripping member 116. The locking means preferably comprises cam surface(s) 140.