Patent ID: 7073754

Claim:
A clamp for a cable support system to suspend an object from an overhead beam comprising: a generally â€œCâ€ shaped clamp body; a threaded fastener threadingly received within one leg of said â€œCâ€ shaped body to clamp said â€œCâ€ shaped body onto said overhead beam; a vertical bore through the vertical portion of the â€œCâ€ of said clamp body for the purpose of receiving a cable to be suspended from said overhead beam; a conical end portion at the lower part of said bore; a wedge retainer vertically movable within said bore; wedges retained by said wedge retainer for the purpose of contacting a cable within said bore and to forced against said cable by said conical end portion of said bore when said retainer is at the lower part of said bore; and a spring urge said wedge retainer downwardly relative to said bore.