Stand-Off Clamp With Hands-Free Cable Hanger Mounting Plate

A method for supporting one or more cables, comprising:

• attaching a pipe clamp comprising a pair of threaded rods to a support structure;
• threading a pair of bracket nuts onto respective threaded rods a stand-off distance from the support structure;
• attaching a cable hanger mounting plate comprising a pair of nut positioners by pressing the nut positioners onto respective bracket nuts for hands-free support the cable hanger mounting plate from bracket nuts;
• tightening a pair of end nuts on respective threaded rods to secure the cable hanger mounting plate between the bracket nuts and the end nuts while the cable hanger mounting plate is supported by the nut positioners without the use of hands;
• attaching one or more cable hangers to the cable hanger mounting plate;
• attaching the cable hangers to one or more cables to secure the cables to the cable hanger mounting plate.

A method for assembling stand-off clamps having a variety configurations, comprising:

• providing a supply of clamp brackets;
• providing an assortment of threaded rods of various lengths;
• providing an assortment of hands-free cable hanger mounting plates of various lengths;
• providing a supply of attachment hardware including nuts interchangeably usable as clamp nuts, bracket nuts, and end nuts;
• providing a supply of cable hangers;
• assembling the clamp brackets, threaded rods, hands-free cable hanger mounting plates, and cable hangers to fabricate a plurality of stand-off clamps having a variety configurations, wherein each stand-off cable mounting assembly comprises:
• a clamp comprising a pair of threaded rods attaching the clamp to a support structure extending in an axial dimension, wherein the threaded rods are elongated in a transverse dimension orthogonal to the axial dimension;
• a pair of clamp nuts, each clamp nut releasably engaged with a respective threaded rod of the pair of threaded rods, wherein the clamp nuts configure the clamp for adjustable initial positioning and future repositioning in the axial dimension;
• a hands-free cable hanger mounting plate elongated in a longitudinal dimension orthogonal to the axial and transverse dimensions positioned with the threaded rods extending through the hands-free cable hanger mounting plate;
• a pair of bracket nuts, each bracket nut releasably engaged with a respective threaded rod of the pair of threaded rods, wherein the bracket nuts configure the hands-free cable hanger mounting plate for adjustable initial positioning and future repositioning in the transverse dimension;
• a pair of end nuts, each end nut releasably engaged with a respective threaded rod of the pair of threaded rods, wherein the end nuts are configured for tightening the hands-free cable hanger mounting plate against the bracket nuts with the cable hanger mount plate positioned at a selected standoff distance from the support structure in the transverse dimension;
• the hands-free cable hanger mounting plate further comprising a plurality cable hanger receptacle holes, wherein each cable hanger receptacle hole is adapted to removably receive a snap-in cable hanger removably supporting an antenna communication or control cable;
• wherein the hands-free cable hanger mounting plate further comprises a pair of nut positioners configured to support the hands-free cable hanger mounting plate on the bracket nuts without the use of hands while the end nuts are installed on the threaded rods to secure the hands-free cable hanger mounting plate between the bracket nuts and the end nuts.