Support clip

1. A support clip for supporting objects relative to a cable support system having wire members, the support clip comprising:

a support system engagement portion having a first attachment and a second attachment, the first and second attachments adapted to removably attach to the wire members of the cable support system;

a retaining opening in one of a top portion or a bottom portion of the support clip, and a protrusion extending from the other of the bottom portion or the top portion;

the first attachment defining a first pocket with a first entrance;

the second attachment defining a second pocket with a second entrance;

the first entrance and the second entrance facing in opposing directions and being spaced apart a first distance; and

the first and second attachments being adapted to receive respective wire members into the first and second pockets via the first and second entrances to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a first orientation;

wherein the first attachment is adapted to receive the respective wire member with an axial direction of the wire member in parallel with a lateral direction of the support clip;

wherein the first attachment has guide surfaces defining a lateral reduction in width of the first pocket, from a perspective moving from the second attachment toward the first attachment and

wherein the support clip is adapted to be stackable with another support clip, with the protrusion of the support clip adapted to be received within a retaining opening of the other support clip.

2. The support clip of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third attachment included in the support system engagement portion and adapted to removably attach to the wire members of the cable support system, the third attachment defining a hook that defines a third pocket and a third entrance, the second entrance and the third entrance facing in the same direction and being spaced apart a second distance perpendicular to the first distance, and the second and third attachments being adapted to receive respective wire members into the second and third pockets via the second and third entrances to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a second orientation; and

a cable bundle holder coupled to the support system engagement portion, the cable bundle holder defining a retention portion and an opening;

wherein the third pocket extends in an elongate direction towards the second entrance, and is longer than the third entrance in the elongate direction as measured between the third entrance and a blind end of the third pocket.

3. The support clip of claim 2 , further comprising a first gate and a second gate opposingly extending proximate the opening, with the first and second gates being adapted to flex towards the retention portion to admit cables into the retention portion and to overlap when closed over the opening to retain the cables in the retention portion.

4. The support clip of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion has a locking tab adapted to engage with a recessed portion of the retaining opening to secure the protrusion in the retaining opening.

5. The support clip of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third attachment included in the support system engagement portion and adapted to removably attach to the wire members of the cable support system, the third attachment defining a hook that defines a third pocket and a third entrance, the second entrance and the third entrance facing in the same direction and being spaced apart a second distance perpendicular to the first distance, and the second and third attachments being adapted to receive respective wire members into the second and third pockets via the second and third entrances to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a second orientation;

wherein the third pocket extends in an elongate direction towards the second entrance, and is longer than the third entrance in the elongate direction as measured between the third entrance and a blind end of the third pocket; and

wherein the first distance is different from the second distance.

6. The support clip of claim 1 ,

wherein a first set of opposing nubs are centrally located, relative to a lateral direction across the first pocket, at the first entrance.

7. The support clip of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third attachment included in the support system engagement portion and adapted to removably attach to the wire members of the cable support system, the third attachment defining a hook that defines a third pocket and a third entrance, the second entrance and the third entrance facing in the same direction and being spaced apart a second distance perpendicular to the first distance, and the second and third attachments being adapted to receive respective wire members into the second and third pockets via the second and third entrances to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a second orientation;

wherein the third pocket extends in an elongate direction towards the second entrance, and is longer than the third entrance in the elongate direction as measured between the third entrance and a blind end of the third pocket; and

wherein the second pocket defines a second pocket volume and the third pocket defines a third pocket volume, wherein the third pocket volume is at least two times the second pocket volume.

8. The support clip of claim 1 , for use with a strut having lips on opposing sides of a central channel, wherein a top portion defines a set of parallel channels adjacent the support system engagement portion and extending between the first and second pockets, the set of parallel channels being adapted to receive the lips of the strut when the top portion is received in the central channel of the strut.

9. A support clip for supporting an object relative to sets of parallel wire members, the support clip comprising:

a support system engagement portion with first, second, and third attachments;

the support clip being configured to be attached to the sets of parallel wire members in a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the first orientation is different than the second orientation;

the first and second attachments being configured to receive a first set of parallel wire members, to secure the support clip to the first set of parallel wire members in the first orientation, via rotation of the support clip about a first axis; and

the second and third attachments being configured to receive a second set of parallel wire members, to secure the support clip to the second set of parallel wire members in the second orientation, via rotation of the support clip about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis,

wherein a top portion of the support clip defines a set of parallel channels adjacent the support system engagement portion and extending between the first and second attachments, the set of parallel channels being configured to receive lips of a strut when the top portion of the support clip is received in a central channel of the strut.

10. The support clip of claim 9 , wherein with the first and second sets of parallel wire members oriented parallel to each other, the first orientation of the support clip is rotated ninety degrees relative to the second orientation of the support clip.

11. The support clip of claim 9 , wherein the first and second attachments are configured as first and second pockets, respectively, the first pocket opening in a different direction than the second pocket.

12. The support clip of claim 11 , wherein the third attachment is configured as a hook that defines a third pocket; and

wherein the third pocket extends in an elongate direction towards the second pocket, between an entrance to the third pocket and a blind end of the third pocket.

13. The support clip of claim 12 , wherein the first and second pockets open in opposing directions; and

wherein the entrance to the third pocket opens in the same direction as the second pocket.

14. The support clip of claim 9 , wherein the first and second attachments are disposed on first and second ends of a first side of the support clip;

wherein the third attachment is disposed on a second side of the support clip that is adjacent to the second end of the first side of the support clip; and

wherein the first side includes one of a protrusion or a retaining opening and a third side of the support clip, opposite the first side, includes the other of the retaining opening or the protrusion, each of the protrusion or retaining opening being configured to engage a complementary retaining opening or protrusion on another support clip to form a stacked support clip assembly.

15. A support clip for supporting an object relative to sets of parallel wire members, the support clip comprising:

a body that defines a first axis and a second axis;

a support system engagement portion with first, second, and third attachments;

the support clip being adapted to be attached to the sets of parallel wire members in a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the first orientation is different than the second orientation;

the first and second attachments being adapted to receive a first set of parallel wire members, to secure the support clip to the first set of parallel wire members in the first orientation, via rotation of the support clip about the first axis; and

the second and third attachments being adapted to receive a second set of parallel wire members, to secure the support clip to the second set of parallel wire members in the second orientation, via rotation of the support clip about the second axis,

wherein the first and second attachments are disposed on first and second ends of a first side of the support clip;

wherein the third attachment is disposed on a second side of the support clip that is adjacent to the second end of the first side of the support clip and forms a hook that defines a pocket extending in an elongate direction along the second side of the support clip;

wherein a distance between a first entrance to the first attachment and a second entrance to the second attachment extends along a first direction; and

wherein the elongate direction extends perpendicularly to the first direction.

16. The support clip of claim 15 , wherein the first attachment includes a first pocket with a first blind end and the first entrance to receive a first wire that extends laterally across the support clip, and the second attachment includes a second pocket with a second blind end and the second entrance to receive a second wire that extends in parallel with the first wire, laterally across the support clip; and

wherein each of the first and second attachments has lateral guide surfaces that define a reduction in the lateral width of the respective first or second pocket from a perspective moving from the respective first or second blind end to the respective first or second entrance.

17. The support clip of claim 1 , wherein the first pocket is cylindrical, with a first radius, over a circumferential extent spanning more than 180°; and

wherein the second pocket is cylindrical, with the first radius, over a circumferential extent spanning more than 180°.

18. The support clip of claim 15 , wherein the first and second attachments are configured as first and second pockets, respectively, the first pocket opening in a different direction than the second pocket.

19. The support clip of claim 18 , wherein the third attachment is configured as a hook that defines a third pocket; and

wherein the third pocket extends in an elongate direction towards the second pocket, between an entrance to the third pocket and a blind end of the third pocket.

20. The support clip of claim 19 , wherein the first and second pockets open in opposing directions; and

wherein the entrance to the third pocket opens in the same direction as the second pocket.