Splicing tool

A splicing tool primarily designed for splicing rope portions, said splicing tool comprising:

• a fid element including a substantially hollow portion and at least one open end disposed in communicating relation with said hollow portion, plug means mounted on the interior of said fid element, grasping means including a shaft movably connected to said plug means, said grasping means further including a grasp element connected to said shaft so as to move along therewith, said grasping means disposed for movement longitudinally of said plug means into and out of said fid element, said grasp element comprising a one piece wire spring member structurally configured to comprise inherent bias, whereby movement of said grasp element into and out of said fid element causes relative movement of corresponding portions of said wire spring member towards and away from one another respectively, gripping teeth means defined by the extremities of said wire spring member, said gripping teeth means defined by projections, whereby said gripping teeth projections serve to penetrate a rope portion being spliced;
• said plug means comprising a channel formed therein and including a reduced diameter relative to that of said fid element, said shaft being disposed in sliding engagement within said channel for both relative longitudinal and rotational movement therein, said shaft further comprising a head portion configured to extend outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said shaft, said channel configured for sliding engagement relative to said head portion therein, whereby said head portion may move along the interior of said channel along the longitudinal axis thereof.