Patent ID: 11913575
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A cable hanger, comprising:
a generally flat base with at least one opening;
first and second arms extending in a first direction from opposite edges of the base;
first and second locking members extending in the first direction from, respectively, ends of the first and second arms, each of the locking members comprising a respective hook;
first and second gripping members, each of the first and second gripping members extending from the base or one of the arms and forming a pocket configured to receive and grasp a cable;
first and second stabilizing features, each mounted to and extending from a respective one of the first and second locking members;
wherein the first and second locking members are forced toward each other to mount the cable hanger in a mounting location via the hooks, such movement causing the first and second gripping members to grasp the cable in the pocket; and
wherein the first and second stabilizing features are configured so that, when the cable hanger is mounted on a mounting structure and a side load is applied to one of the first and second arms, the first and second stabilizing members engage to inhibit relative movement of the first and second locking members.