Data cable retaining post

A data cable retaining post, said data cable retaining post comprising:

• a front surface and a rear surface;
• a lower portion forming a hook, a mid-portion forming a locking member extending from said rear surface, and an upper portion;
• said hook defining a shoulder having a vertical edge opposite said rear surface;
• said locking member formed from a stem and a ramped cam;
• wherein said rear surface defines a rounded void opposite said vertical edge of said shoulder.

A method of installing a data cable retaining post on a longitudinal main support of a ladder rack, wherein the data cable retaining post includes a front surface and a rear surface, a lower portion forming a hook with a void, and a mid-portion forming a locking member with a stem extending from said rear surface;

• said method comprising;
• hooking said hook on a bottom portion of the longitudinal main support such that the bottom portion is situated in the void;
• rotating the data cable retaining post such that the hook catches on the bottom portion of the longitudinal main support and the locking member contacts an upper portion of the longitudinal main support;
• continuing to rotate the data cable retaining post to bend the stem;
• continuing to rotate the data cable retaining post until the locking member locks on the longitudinal main support.

A data cable retaining post for retaining data cable laid along a ladder rack having a pair of longitudinal main supports, a first of the longitudinal main supports having an upper surface and a lower surface, said data cable retaining post comprising:

• a front plate and a connection member;
• said connection member having a lower portion forming a hook, a mid-portion forming a locking member, and an upper portion;
• wherein when installed on the first of the longitudinal main supports of a ladder rack, said lower portion of said connection member is adapted to be positioned with said hook surrounding the lower surface of the longitudinal main support and said mid-portion is adapted to be positioned adjacent the upper surface of the longitudinal main support such that said locking member locks the data cable retaining post to the longitudinal main support, said data cable retaining post thereby confining data cable laid along the ladder rack between said mid-portion and said upper portion;
• wherein said connection member is formed from ribs;
• wherein said connection member includes gussets between said ribs.