Abstract: A device is provided for connecting two cables together, comprising a short linking rod having a partially spherical member at each end thereof, a first pair of sockets, each socket of said first pair receiving a respective one of said spherical members and forming a ball and socket joint therewith, and a second pair of sockets, each socket of said second pair being detachably connected to a respective one of the sockets of said first pair and having an axial passage receiving one end portion of one of the two cables to be connected, wherein each socket of the second pair has a generally cylindrical outer shape and its axial passage is also cylindrical with a diameter corresponding to that of the end portion of the cable received therein, and each socket of the second pair is secured to the end portion of the corresponding cable by constricting said socket of said second pair through a constricting die.