Cable hanger
AssigneeCablewave Systems
InventorJames W. Nelson
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Abstract
A cable hanger includes a hinge section, a cable retention section and a structure attachment section. The structure attachment section includes first and second locking fingers extending from the cable retention section toward the open end of the cable hanger. Each locking member has an outwardly facing concave cross-section and is provided with a pair of locking barbs extending outwardly from the ends thereof. The barbs are dimensioned to extend over and contact the inner surface of the support structure about the attachment opening and thereby retain the cable hanger within the attachment opening. Thus, the cable hanger makes contact with the inner surface of the support structure at four (4) discrete locations.
Claims19
A cable hanger comprising:
- a hinge section;
- a cable retention section;
- said cable retention section having said hinge section extending therefrom;
- and
- a structure attachment section, said structure attachment section having first and second locking members extending from said cable retention section, each locking member having an outwardly facing concave cross-section and is sized to pass through an attachment opening in a support structure when compressed toward each other such that upon expansion, each said locking member contacts said support structure at no less than two discrete locations.
A method of attaching a cable to a support structure comprising the steps of:
- inserting said cable into a cable retention section of a cable hanger;
- and thereafter
- inserting a pair of locking members extending from said cable retention section through an attachment opening in said support structure such that at least four locking barbs, extending from said locking members, contact the inner surface of said attachment opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.