Cable hooking device

A hooking device for holding a cable from a suspended wire comprising:

• a. a pair of substantially identical plates opposingly disposed, each plate comprising:
• first and second end edges,
• first and second lateral edges,
• said first end edge being bent to provide a jaw means for gripping said suspended wire and having teeth asymmetrically formed therein,
• said second end edge being bent to provide a hinging means and having:
• 1. first receiving means comprising a notch centrally located therealong,
• 2. guide means comprising:
• i. a projection along one portion,
• ii. a second notch at a second portion thereof, and
• said first lateral edge having second receiving means comprising spaced fingers projecting therefrom;
• b. releasable coupling means operable to bias said plates toward one another for securing said wire between said jaw means, and
• c. at least one hooking member for holding said cable;
• whereby said asymmetrically formed teeth of said first end edges of two opposingly disposed plates interdigitate, said projection along said one portion of a second end edge of one plate is inserted in said second notch at said second portion of a second end edge of a second plate thereby preventing relative lateral movement of the plates, and said central notches of the two plates together from the first receiving means and said fingers form the second receiving means, adapted to receive a hooking member perpendicular to and parallel to said wire, respectively.