Snap-on cable retainer

A cable retainer for a cable having a longitudinal axis and a given diameter comprising:

• a first elongated body half having a first surface and a second, oppositely disposed surface, said second oppositely disposed surface having a first cable receiving section therein, said first cable receiving section having a depth at least one half of said given diameter;
• a second elongated body half having a first area and a second, oppositely disposed area having a second cable receiving section therein;
• a guide system for orienting said first elongated body half and said second elongated body half, said guide system comprising a pair of spaced-apart slots formed on opposite sides of said second body half and a pair of fingers formed on said first body half and formed to engage said spaced-apart slots, whereby relative movement between said first elongated body half and said second elongated body half along said longitudinal axis is substantially prevented;
• a fastener formed on said second elongated body half;
• a reception defining a longitudinal slot in second surface of said first elongated body half for receiving said fastener;
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• a plurality of cable-engaging projections formed in each of said first cable receiving section and said second cable receiving section, the cable engaging projections in said first cable-receiving section being longitudinally displaced from the projections in the second cable receiving section, whereby an inserted cable is rendered axially and rotationally stable.