A connector comprises first and second parts having first and second plates respectively. The plates can abut to cover a panel opening and have slots in their abutting edges. The second part has a portion which extends in the second plate slot and which extends beyond the second plate edge a distance defining a neck. An arcuate portion extends from an end of the neck to receive the cable and has a threaded terminal end portion. In a first orientation of the second part, the neck extends vertically below the first plate to allow ease of manipulation of the second part to receive the cable between the arcuate portion and the panel. In a second orientation thereof, the neck extends horizontally within the first plate slot when the second part is in a closed position with the terminal end portion received in an aperture in the first plate.

A connector for connecting a panel of a bridge platform or other scaffolding to an underlying cable for supporting the panel. First and second plates are hingedly joined. A member is attached to and extends from the first plate to a free end portion, wherein the member is adapted to be passed downwardly through a panel and cradle a cable passing below the panel then to be passed upwardly back through the opening then through an aperture in the second plate. A wedge is slidably receivable between ledges on the free end portion and the second plate for wedgedly retaining the member in the aperture. A member is attached to the second plate in a position such that it retains the wedge inseparable from the plates. The plates and wedge are inseparable from each other in each of latched and unlatched states.

A coupling structure for vehicle chassis members couples a ball joint member and an axle housing used for a vehicle to each other. The structure includes a socket that has a substantially columnar external shape, is provided in the ball joint member, and has a socket bolt groove throughout a circumference in an outer circumferential surface of the socket. The structure also includes a collar that has a substantially cylindrical shape and is disposed so as to surround an outer circumferential surface of the socket. The axle housing has a coupling hole having a substantially columnar internal shape into which the socket is inserted. The ball joint member and the axle housing are coupled to each other by disposing the socket in the coupling hole while the socket is surrounded by the collar.