Patent ID: 8770532

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a cable retaining ring including: a base having at least one mounting opening or at least one mounting projection for connecting said cable retaining ring to a cable support tray; an interior defining a cable retention region; a gap through said cable retaining ring for allowing a cable to be placed into or removed from said interior; and a slide mounted on said cable retaining ring and shiftable between a first position substantially blocking said gap to prevent the cable from being placed into or removed from said interior and a second position unblocking said gap, wherein a portion of said cable retaining ring at a first side of said gap presents a guide, wherein a portion of said cable retaining ring at a second side of said gap presents a first connector element wherein said slide is slidably retained on said guide, wherein said slide includes an end having a second connector element configured to engage said first connector element, and wherein said first and second connector elements are held together by a retaining force created by at least one of a snap fit and friction to thereby hold said slide in said first position.