Hanger for mounting cables

1. A cable hanger for securing a cable to a supporting structure having an aperture, said cable hanger comprising:

a base panel having opposed ends;

a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end, each of the arms including a cantilevered feature;

a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and

a pair of gripping members, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends is fixed to a respective arm or to the base panel, and wherein the other of the ends is a free end positioned to engage a respective cantilevered feature;

wherein the arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping members engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure; and

wherein, when a cable of sufficient diameter is gripped by the gripping members, each of the gripping members deflects to engage the respective cantilevered feature.

2. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein the cantilevered feature is a brace extending from the arm.

3. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein the fixed end of each gripping member is fixed to a respective arm.

4. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein each of the gripping members engages the respective cantilevered feature within a periphery of the cable hanger.

5. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , formed as a unitary member.

6. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein the base panel has a mounting hole.

7. The cable hanger defined in claim 6 , wherein the mounting hole has a nominal diameter of ¾ inch.

8. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein each of the arms includes a first segment that extends generally perpendicularly from the base and a second segment that extends generally perpendicularly from an end of the first segment.

9. A cable hanger for securing a cable to a supporting structure having an aperture, said cable hanger comprising:

a base panel having opposed ends, the base panel including a mounting hole;

a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end, each of the arms including a brace;

a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms; and

a pair of gripping members, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends is fixed to a respective arm or to the base panel, and wherein the other of the ends is a free end positioned to engage a respective brace;

wherein the arms and locking projections are configured to spread apart to enable insertion of a cable between the arms, wherein the gripping members engage and grip the cable, and wherein the locking projections are configured to be inserted into the aperture of the supporting structure; and

wherein, when a cable of sufficient diameter is gripped by the gripping members, each of the gripping members deflects to engage the respective brace.

10. The cable hanger defined in claim 9 , formed as a unitary member.

11. The cable hanger defined in claim 9 , wherein the mounting hole has a nominal diameter of ¾ inch.

12. The cable hanger defined in claim 9 , wherein each of the arms includes a first segment that extends generally perpendicularly from the base and a second segment that extends generally perpendicularly from an end of the first segment.

13. The cable hanger defined in claim 9 , wherein the brace is a cantilevered brace.

14. A method of gripping a cable with a cable hanger, comprising:

(a) providing a cable hanger comprising:

a base panel having opposed ends, the base panel including a mounting hole;

a pair of arms, each of the arms attached to a respective end of the base panel and having a free end;

a pair of locking projections, each of the locking projections attached to a respective free end of the arms;

a pair of gripping members, each gripping member having opposed ends, wherein one of the ends is fixed to a respective arm or to the base panel, and wherein the other of the ends is a free end; and

a pair of braces, each of the braces extending from a respective arm;

(b) inserting a cable between the gripping members, the gripping members deflecting to receive and grasp the cable; and

(c) forcing the locking projections toward each other;

wherein each of the deflected gripping members engages a respective brace.

15. The method defined in claim 13 , wherein each brace is a cantilevered brace.

16. The method defined in claim 13 , wherein each brace is attached to a respective arm.

17. The method defined in claim 16 , wherein each arm includes a first segment that extends generally perpendicularly from the base and a second segment that extends generally perpendicularly from an end of the first segment.

18. The method defined in claim 14 , further comprising (d) inserting the locking projections into a mounting hole of a mounting structure.