Clamping assembly

A clamping assembly comprising a body defining a passage through which an elongate article can extend, a clamping member arranged in the passage for clamping the elongate article, the clamping member being movable between clamping and release conditions for respectively clamping and releasing the article, and urging means comprising a pair of springs to urge the clamping member along the passage towards the clamping condition, wherein the springs extend externally of the body opposite each other and can be deformed by pressing the pair of springs towards each other to a release configuration to urge the clamping member to the release condition, and wherein the body comprises first and second opposed walls defining said passage, the second wall extending at an acute angle to said first wall, and the clamping member being arranged in the passage so that it can be pulled by the elongate article along the passage in engagement with the second wall to clamp the elongate article against the first wall.