A switching device including a connection housing. The connection housing includes a mechanism for receiving a cable and clamping mechanism for clamping the cable, the cable including one or more strands. The connection housing further includes a space provided between a wall of the switching device and an end portion of the cable when inserted in the mechanism for reception, whereby the one or more strands of the end portion of the cable are arranged with a free end thereof having a larger dimension than the dimension of the one or more strands at the clamping means of the connection housing.