Hanger for mounting cables

1. A cable hanger, comprising:

a generally flat base; and

first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base: wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms;

wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable;

wherein each of the free ends of the arms has an arcuate cross-section taken normal to a longitudinal axis of the arm; and

wherein the base includes two openings, each of the openings including an arcuate edge, each of the openings adjacent a fixed end of a respective first or second arm.

2. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein the gap is wider adjacent the free ends of the arms than at fixed ends of the arms.

3. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein the first and second arms and hooks are configured to be inserted into a nominal ¾ inch hole.

4. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , in combination with a cable grasped by the first and second arms.

5. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 in combination with a second cable hanger as defined in claim 1 , wherein the hooks of the second cable hanger are inserted into the openings of the first cable hanger.

6. The cable hanger defined in claim 5 in combination with a second cable hanger having a nominal ¾ inch hole, with the hooks inserted into the hole of the second cable hanger.

7. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , further comprising stops on each of the first and second arms.

8. The cable hanger defined in claim 7 , wherein a brace extends between the base and each of the stops.

9. The cable hanger defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one post extends into the gap.

10. A cable hanger, comprising:

a generally flat base; and

first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base; wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms;

wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable;

wherein the base includes two openings, each of the openings adjacent a fixed end of a first or second arm; and

further comprising stops on each of the first and second arms, wherein a brace extends between the base and each of the stops.

11. The cable hanger defined in claim 10 , wherein the gap is wider adjacent the free ends of the arms than at fixed ends of the arms.

12. The cable hanger defined in claim 10 , wherein the first and second arms and hooks are configured to be inserted into a nominal ¾ inch hole.

13. The cable hanger defined in claim 10 , in combination with a cable grasped by the first and second arms.

14. The cable hanger defined in claim 9 in combination with a second cable hanger as defined in claim 9 , wherein the hooks of the second cable hanger are inserted into the openings of the first cable hanger.

15. The cable hanger defined in claim 14 in combination with a second cable hanger having a nominal ¾ inch hole, with the hooks inserted into the hole of the second cable hanger.

16. The cable hanger defined in claim 10 , wherein at least one post extends into the gap.

17. A cable hanger, comprising:

a generally flat base; and

first and second opposed arms extending in a first direction from the base; wherein hooks are positioned on free ends of the arms;

wherein the arms form a gap configured to receive and grasp a cable;

wherein the base includes two openings, each of the openings adjacent a fixed end of a first or second arm; and

further comprising three posts that extends into the gap, wherein a first post extends in generally the same direction as the arms and the remaining two posts extend from opposite sides of the gap in directions substantially perpendicular to that of the first post.

18. The cable hanger defined in claim 17 , wherein the first and second arms and hooks are configured to be inserted into a nominal ¾ inch hole.

19. The cable hanger defined in claim 17 , in combination with a cable grasped by the first and second arms.