Patent ID: 7007900

Claim:
A cable hanger for mounting at least one cable to a support structure, comprising: a first shell half having an elongated first recess and a first slotted opening; first and third gripping arms projecting from said first shell half into said first recess at opposite ends thereof; a second shell half configured to be brought together with said first shell half, said second shell half having an elongated second recess capable of being registered with said first recess of said first shell half to define an elongated first cable passageway when said first and said second shell halves are brought together; and second and fourth gripping arms projecting from said second shell half into said second recess at opposite ends thereof; the first and second gripping arms opposing each other along the first cable passageway and the third and fourth gripping arms opposing each other along the first cable passageway spaced apart from the first and second gripping arms for exerting a clamping force at spaced apart positions against a first cable positioned in said first cable passageway so as to prevent movement of said cable hanger relative to the first cable, the first slotted opening positioned in the first shell half to receive the first gripping arm when the first gripping arm is in contact with the first cable in said first cable passageway.