Abstract: A cable connector assembly for releasably securing a pair of cable portions of a cable together, the cable connector assembly having a stationary housing made up of two outer shell subassemblies, a movable inner shell subassembly slidable within one of the two outer shell subassemblies, and a mounting fixture for securing the stationary subassemblies to a fixed object. One of the cable portions has one end secured to a movable object and the other end secured to the inner shell subassembly. The other cable portion has one end secured to a fixed object and the other end secured to the other of the outer shell assemblies. During normal conditions, the cable portions are securly connected together. Upon the application of a predetermined amount of force to the movable portion of the cable, the inner shell subassembly withdraws from the one outer shell subassembly in order for disconnection of the cable portions to take place in a reliable, safe and efficient manner.