Apparatus for hanging TV cable and the like

An apparatus for hanging and gripping the sides of one or more cables such as coaxial cable from a suspension structure, the apparatus comprising:

• a support bracket having a first clamp with a pair of clamp arms and a second clamp with a pair of clamp arms, said second clamp with clamp arms adapted for receipt around a portion of the suspension structure;
• a grommet, said grommet having a first hole for receiving a portion of a first cable therein, the clamp arms of said first clamp received around said grommet and tightened thereon, said grommet having a second hole with a molded tear out hole plug integrally formed therein and connected to a connecting rib in said second hole, said hole plug extending along a length of said grommet and providing means for preventing the collapse of said grommet prior to removal from said second hole and receipt of a portion of a second cable therein, said grommet having a third hole with a molded tear out hole plug integrally formed therein and connected to a connecting rib in said third hole, said hole plug extending along a length of said grommet and providing means for preventing the collapse of said grommet prior to removal from said third hole and receipt of a portion of a third cable therein, said grommet held on said first clamp at a right angle to an axis of the suspension structure;
• a first hole slit cut into an outer periphery of said grommet inwardly to said first hole, said first hole slit allowing said grommet to be spread apart sufficiently for receiving a portion of the cable therethrough and into said first hole;
• a second hole slit cut into an outer periphery of said grommet inwardly to said second hole, said second hole slit allowing said grommet to be spread apart sufficiently for receiving a portion of a second cable therethrough and into said second hole;
• a third hole slit cut into an outer periphery of said grommet inwardly to said third hole, said third hole slit allowing said grommet to be spread apart sufficiently for receiving a portion of a third cable therethrough and into said third hole;
• index stops disposed on the top and bottom of a circumference of said grommet, said index stops preventing the turning of said grommet on the clamp arms of said first clamp when said first clamp is tightened on said grommet, said index stops providing for proper indexing of said grommet on said first clamp when installed;
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• outwardly extending flanges on opposite sides of said grommet and therearound, the clamp arms of said first clamp received between said outwardly extending flanges and tightened around a circumference of said grommet, said flanges preventing said grommet when the cable is mounted therein from working free and slipping outwardly from the sides of the clamp arms.