Rope clamping device

A device for clamping together two lengths of rope, such as made of braided plastic, comprising:

• a pair of inner core members, each having a mating inner surface so that when the members are positioned in engagement with each other they provide an elongated core having a generally tapered, truncated conical external surface having a larger external diameter end and a smaller diameter end, each of the core members having a recess in the inner surface in the plane of the longitudinal axis so that the mated core members provide a rope receiving opening therethrough when the members are matingly joined, the external frustrated conical surfaces of the members having threads formed thereon, the recesses in each core member having integral rope engaging projections extending therefrom;
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• an outer ring member having a tapered opening therethrough, the taper of the opening matching the taper of the external surfaces of the said inner core members when abutted, the tapered opening having threads matching the threads of the abutted core members, said recess in said core member providing means to receive lengths of rope therein and said outer ring screwed onto said core members to force said core members towards each other to clamp rope therebetween.