Mechanical rope wedge

A wedge and socket assembly for holding a rope comprising:

• a socket defining a cavity having one end narrower than the opposite end;
• a wedge assembly insertable into the cavity of the socket, the wedge assembly including
• an inner wedge including
• a tapered body,
• a threaded hole extending into the tapered body,
• a first guide feature extending along one side of the tapered body,
• a second guide feature extending along the opposite side of the tapered body from the first guide feature;
• a first outer wedge including a receiving feature, the receiving feature of the first outer wedge configured to receive the first guide feature of the inner wedge;
• a second outer wedge including a receiving feature, the receiving feature of the second outer wedge configured to receive the second guide feature of the inner wedge;
• and
• a threaded fastener configured to axially actuate the inner wedge along the receiving features of the first outer wedge and the second outer wedge.

A releasable wedge assembly for holding a rope in a socket, the wedge assembly comprising:

• a slider including
• a tapered body having a narrow end and a wide end opposite the narrow end, and
• a threaded hole extending into the tapered body at the narrow end;
• a first wedge slidably attachable to the slider, the first wedge including an axial retainer slot;
• a second wedge slidably attachable to the slider, the second wedge including an axial retainer slot;
• a threaded fastener insertable into the threaded hole of the slider, the threaded fastener configured to axially actuate the slider along the inner grooves of the first wedge and the second wedge;
• and
• an axial retainer fixedly attachable to the threaded fastener,
• the axial retainer insertable into the axial retainer slots of the first wedge and the second wedge.