Patent ID: 7049507

Claim:
An aerial cable installation comprising: an aerial cable suspended from a plurality of spaced-apart suspension points, said cable being suspended from at least one of said suspension points through a suspension device comprising a clamp comprising two saddle members engaging the cable on diametrically opposite sides thereof; and an adjustable biasing arrangement adapted to resiliently bias the saddle members toward each other to clamp against the cable with a selected clamping force, said saddle members being movable further toward each other but for the presence of the cable therebetween; wherein said adjustable biasing arrangement comprises a plurality of nut and bolt assemblies extending through aligned holes in respective flanges of said saddle members, each nut and bolt assembly including a helical spring mounted on the bolt thereof between said flanges and a nut or a bolt head of the assembly, said springs being compressible a predetermined amount to provide the clamping force, the clamping force being adjustable by tightening or loosening the nut and bolt assembly.