Device for interconnecting cables

A device for interconnecting cables of the type having a core strand and at least one layer of strands coaxially surrounding the core strand, the device comprising:

• a solid central tightening member having entirely flat surfaces at its axial ends that span the entire width of said device;
• first and second cylindrical segments, each cylindrical segment having an opening for insertion of an end of a cable at its distal end and being tightenably connected to the solid central tightening member at its central end;
• an inner conical member arranged within each cylindrical segment, the inner conical member having a central bore arranged for insertion of an end of the core strand of the cable, the inner conical member further having an outer sloping surface on which a layer of strands coaxially surrounding the core strand of the cable may be positioned, the inner conical member further having a flat contact surface, opposite said outer sloping surface, said flat contact surface being the entire dimension of said inner conical member and for contacting said flat surfaces at said axial ends of said solid central tightening member;
• a cylindrical end piece arranged within each cylindrical segment, the end piece having a central bore arranged for insertion of the cable, the end piece further having an inner sloping surface on which a layer of strands coaxially surrounding the core strand of the cable may be positioned;
• wherein axial tightening of the solid central tightening member causes the inner conical member and the end piece to be axially pressed together with the layer of strands coaxially surrounding the core strand sandwiched between them, resulting in a stable interconnection of the cables' ends.