Gripping arrangement and gripping assembly

A gripping arrangement for gripping an elongate article, the gripping arrangement comprising a body having opposed tapering walls, a gripping member in the body for gripping the article between the tapering walls, the gripping member being moveable from a non-gripping position to a gripping position, urging means to urge the gripping member towards the gripping position;

• and a cam member moveable from a non-locking position to a locking position;
• wherein the cam member has a cam surface to engage the elongate article and to apply a force against the elongate article to grip the elongate article between the cam surface and the gripping member, thereby locking the article to the gripping member when the cam member is in the locking position;
• wherein the body defines a pathway along which the article can extend, the pathway extending between the gripping member and the cam member, wherein the cam surface extends into the pathway when the cam member is in the locking position, and wherein the cam member comprises a substantially flat surface extending coplanar with one of the walls when the cam member is in the non-locking position.