Cable restraint and method of securing a cable

A cable restraint having:

• a first arm, having a first proximal end, a first distal end, a first elbow located approximately halfway between the first proximal end and the first distal end, a first abutment portion at the first distal end, and a first gripping portion located at the opposite end of the first abutment portion from the first distal end;
• a second arm, having a second proximal end, a second distal end, a second elbow located approximately halfway between the second proximal end and the second distal end, a second abutment portion at the second distal end, and a second gripping portion located at the opposite end of the second abutment portion from the second distal end;
• wherein:
• the first proximal end is joined to the second proximal end;
• the cable restraint is movable between:
• an open configuration in which the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion are spaced from each other to define a gap into which a cable may be inserted, and
• a closed configuration in which the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion cooperate with each other to define a cable restraint channel, and the first abutment portion is in contact with the second abutment portion;
• and
• the cable restraint is configured to be movable from the open configuration to the closed configuration when the cable restraint is inserted into a hole or notch having a smaller width than the cable restraint.