Cable tie back clamp

A clamp for tying back an end or tail portion of a cable directly onto a main portion of the cable when the tail portion has been brought into a position transverse the axis of the main portion of the cable, comprising:

• (a) hook means having a contact surface for engaging the portions of the cable;
• (b) a pair of spaced arms on which said hook means is mounted, said arms defining a passage slot for one of the portions of the cable as said hook means is moved into engagement with the other of the portions of the cable;
• (c) a base member from which said arms extend, said base member having a threaded passage therethrough;
• (d) a locking bolt adapted for rotational movement about its longitudinal axis in said threaded passage of said base member;
• (e) wire gripping means mounted on said locking bolt for gripping the cable portions against said contact surface, said wire gripping means including:
• (1) a head member mounted on said locking bolt, movable inwardly and outwardly with respect to said contact surface depending on the direction of rotation of said locking bolt;
• and
• (2) contact saddle means on said head member comprising:
• (A) a plurality of shoulder members extending upwardly from said head member at spaced intervals from each other, and
• (b) a pair of transversely intersecting troughs formed between adjacent ones of said shoulders and adapted to receive a cable portion therein;
• said contact saddle means contacting one of the cable portions and urging the cable portions against said contact surface.