For interconnecting two cable or rope ends

Official title: {for interconnecting two cable or rope ends, e.g. by splicing or sewing (fixation or holding of the ends prior to or during splicing D07B7/162; joining the rope or cable components individually or joining the rope ends by permanent means such as welding, gluing or crimp sleeve D07B7/167; preparing the splice by opening the ends D07B7/18)}

D07B7/169 (For interconnecting two cable or rope ends) appears on 37 US grants and 29 published applications in this corpus.