Latching means

An arrangement for use in providing a connection between a cable and a moveable body comprising a latching unit incorporating means for attachment to said body, a recess and a latch capable of movement into an operating position in which a latching surface of the latch projects into the recess, the arrangement incorporating also a terminating member having means for attachment to a cable, and capable of introduction into latching position in the recess in which it is engageable by the latch, the latter being associated with locking means which holds it in the operating position and secures the terminating member against withdrawal, release means for actuating the locking means to permit the latch to move into a release position so as to allow the terminating member to be withdrawn, and inhibiting means having a position in which it secures the release means against operation, whereby release of the terminating member is prevented, and manually movable to an alternative position in which it permits operation of the release means, and thus the latch to move into the release position.