Hinged bushing suspension clamp and method for using said clamp

A clamp for a cable comprising:

• a first clamp halve having a clamp portion, a hinge portion, a substantially circular fastener hole disposed on a bottom portion, and a suspension hole disposed on a top portion, the suspension hole and the fastener opening being disposed on opposite sides of the hinge portion;
• a second clamp halve having a clamp portion, a hinge portion, a substantially circular fastener hole disposed on a bottom portion, and a suspension hole disposed on a top portion, the suspension hole and the fastener opening being disposed on opposite sides of the hinge portion;
• and
• a hinge device for connecting the two hinge portions of the first and the second clamp halves,
• wherein the hinge device is inserted through openings of the hinge portions of the first and second clamp halves in a hinge axis direction substantially parallel with length of the cable,
• wherein the clamp portion and the hinge portion are disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, and
• wherein a same axis extends through a center of the suspension hole of both the first and second clamp halves,
• wherein of the first and second clamp halves, only the first clamp halve comprises a closing insert opening disposed between the suspension hole and the hinge portion.

A method of attaching a clamp to a cable comprising:

• providing two clamp halves,
• wherein each clamp halve having a clamp portion, a hinge portion, a substantially circular fastener hole disposed on a bottom portion, and a suspension hole disposed on a top portion, the suspension hole and the fastener hole being disposed on opposite sides of the hinge portion, and
• wherein a same axis extends through a center of the suspension holes of the each clamp halve;
• connecting the hinge portions of the two clamp halves with a hinge device by inserting the hinge device through openings of the hinged portions of the clamp halves in a hinge axis direction substantially parallel with the cable, opening said clamp by squeezing the top portions together;
• placing said clamp over a cable;
• closing said clamp by squeezing the bottom portions of the two halves together;
• and
• tightening said clamp by inserting a fastener into the fastener hole of each of the two clamp halves,
• wherein the each clamp halve comprises at least two substantially circular fastener holes.

A method of attaching a clamp to a cable comprising:

• providing two clamp halves,
• wherein each clamp halve having a clamp portion, a hinge portion, a substantially circular fastener hole disposed on a bottom portion, and a suspension hole disposed on a top portion, the suspension hole and the fastener hole being disposed on opposite sides of the hinge portion, and
• wherein a same axis extends through a center of the suspension holes of the each clamp halve;
• connecting the hinge portions of the two clamp halves with a hinge device by inserting the hinge device through openings of the hinged portions of the clamp halves in a hinge axis direction substantially parallel with the cable,
• opening said clamp by squeezing the top portions together;
• placing said clamp over a cable;
• closing said clamp by squeezing the bottom portions of the two halves together;
• tightening said clamp by inserting a fastener into the fastener hole of each of the two clamp halves;
• and
• closing the clamp using a closing insert,
• wherein only one of the two clamp halves comprises a closing insert opening.