# US 12,191,645 B2 · Cable hanger > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,191,645 B2 - Document ID: US12191645B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/198,487 - Filed: 2023-05-17 - Published: 2024-09-12 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-24 - Assignees: Gamechange Solar Corp. - Applicants: Gamechange Solar Corp. - Inventors: David Peck; Claude Colp - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12191645B2 ## CPC - H02G 3/0456: {Ladders or other supports} - H02G 3/263: {Installation, e.g. suspension, of conduit channels or other supports} - F16L 3/00: Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets (anchors for holding pipes on or under the ground F16L1/06; noise absorbers in the form of specially adapted hangers or supports F16L55/035; arrangements specially adapted for supporting insulated bodies F16L59/12) - F16L 3/02: partly surrounding the pipes, cables or protective tubing (bands or chains F16L3/14) - F16L 3/08: substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing - F16L 3/133: and hanging from a pendant (F16L3/14 takes precedence) - F16L 3/23: for a bundle of pipes or a plurality of pipes placed side by side in contact with each other (F16L3/237 takes precedence) - H02G 3/00: Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles (installations of bus-bars H02G5/00; overhead installations H02G7/00; installations in or on the ground H02G9/00) - H02G 3/30: Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings - H02G 3/32: using mounting clamps - H02S 40/30: Electrical components - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) ## Abstract A cable hanger assembly comprises a cable hanger for attachment to a mounting surface includes a base surface having a proximate end and a distal end, a first sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly from a proximate end of the base surface, where a first hook extends from a distal end of the first sidewall, and a second sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly from a distal end of the base surface. The cable hanger also includes a resilient attachment surface extending from a distal end of the second sidewall, where the attachment surface includes a resilient tongue segment extending from a sidewall surface of an opening in the attachment surface and extending substantially parallel with the resilient attachment surface and the base surface, where the resilient tongue segment includes a plurality of offset surfaces. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable hanger for attachment to a mounting surface, the cable hanger comprising: a base surface having a proximate end and a distal end; a first sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly from a proximate end of the base surface, where a first J-hook extends from a distal end of the first sidewall; a second sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly from a distal end of the base surface; and a resilient attachment surface extending from a distal end of the second sidewall, where the attachment surface includes a resilient tongue segment extending from a sidewall surface of an opening in the attachment surface and extending substantially parallel with the resilient attachment surface and the base surface, where the resilient tongue segment includes a plurality of offset surfaces and where a second J-hook extends from a distal end of the resilient attachment surface and when the first and second J-hooks are engaged the base surface, the first and second sidewalls and the attachment surface form a closed cable carrying area configured and arranged for cables to rest on the base surface surrounded by the base surface, the first and second sidewalls and the attachment surface; where the cable hanger is attached to the mounting surface by sliding the cable hanger such that the resilient attachment surface is below and contacting the mounting surface and the resilient tongue segment above and contacting the mounting surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, where the first J-hook includes a tab extending therefrom and having a tab width, and the second J-hook includes a slot whose width is large enough to accept the tab and couple the first and second hooks. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, where the first sidewall includes at least one first sidewall opening and the second sidewall includes at least one second sidewall opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, where the resilient tongue segment includes a serrated edge that points downwardly from a plane formed by the resilient attachment surface to bite into the mounting surface to electrically bond the cable hanger to the mounting surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, where the resilient tongue segment comprises a plurality of offset surfaces including a distal end offset surface, where the distal end offset surface is sloped upwardly relative to the resilient attachment surface and extends above the resilient attachment surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, further comprising a first radiused edge between the base surface and the first sidewall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cable hanger of claim 6, further comprising a second radiused edge between the base surface and the second sidewall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cable hanger of claim 7, further comprising a third radiused edge between the second sidewall and the resilient attachment surface to provide flexure of the resilient attachment surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cable hanger of claim 8, further comprising a fourth radiused edge between the resilient attachment surface and the second hook. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, where the cable hanger is a unitary metallic structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, where the cable hanger is a unitary plastic structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cable hanger of claim 1, where the cable hanger is semi-metallic. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The cable hanger of claim 2, where the second J-hook comprises a first segment, a second segment and a radiused segment between the first and second segments, where the slot spans the first segment and the radiused segment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The cable hanger of claim 12, where the first segment and the resilient attachment surface are separated by a radiused surface, where the first segment extends towards the base surface and contacts a first end on the radiused segment. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The cable hanger of claim 13, where the second segment contacts a second first end on the radiused segment and extends away from the base surface. ### Claim 16 A cable hanger assembly for attachment to a mounting surface, the cable hanger assembly comprising: a base surface having a proximate end and a distal end; a first sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly from a proximate end of the base surface, where a first hook extends from a distal end of the first sidewall; a second sidewall extending substantially perpendicularly from a proximate end of the base surface; and a resilient attachment surface extending from a distal end of the second sidewall, where the attachment surface includes a resilient tongue segment extending from a sidewall surface of an opening in the attachment surface and extending substantially parallel with the resilient attachment surface and the base surface, where the resilient tongue segment includes a plurality of offset surfaces and where a second hook extends from a distal end of the resilient attachment surface and when the first and second hooks are engaged the base surface, the first and second sidewalls and the attachment surface form a closed cable carrying area configured and arranged for cables to rest on the base surface surrounded by the base surface, the first and second sidewalls and the attachment surface; where the cable hanger assembly is attached to the mounting surface by sliding the cable hanger assembly such that the resilient attachment surface is below and contacting the mounting surface and the resilient tongue segment above and contacting the mounting surface.