Threaded rod connector with mouthwardly projecting arms

A threaded rod connector comprising:

• a housing having a cavity for receiving a threaded rod therein, the cavity having a mouth for inserting the threaded rod into the cavity, and
• an insert including a plurality of rod engagement segments arranged within the cavity, each of the rod engagement segments having a mating thread structure for engaging a thread of the threaded rod,
• the cavity having a tapered zone tapering towards the mouth of the cavity for wedging the rod engagement segments against the threaded rod,
• the insert further including a plurality of segment carrying arms, each having a segment connection end and an interconnection end located opposite the segment connection end on a respective segment carrying arm,
• each of the rod engagement segments being connected to at least one of the segment carrying arms at the segment connection end thereof, and
• the segment carrying arms being interconnected at the interconnection ends,
• each of the segment carrying arms extends, originating from the segment connection end, towards the mouth of the cavity.