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Granted Patent B2
US 12,074,417 · App. 17/590,498 · Granted Aug 27, 2024

Cable hangers

Inventors: Scott Robert Rand (Somerville, NJ); Daniel Robert Smith (Gilbert, AZ)
Assignee: Affordable Wire Management, LLC
H02G3/0456F16L3/06H02G3/263
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Patent No.
US 12,074,417
App. No.
17/590,498
Granted
Aug 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems are provided for a cable hangers. A system for cable hangers can include a cable hanger having a support member including a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of saddles are attached to and extend from the support member, with each saddle of the plurality of saddles being configured to support at least one cable on a cable supporting surface. A hanging mechanism is arranged at the proximal end of the support member, where the hanging mechanism is offset on the support member.

Claims (36)

1. A cable hanger, comprising:

a support member including a proximal end and a distal end;

a plurality of saddles attached to and extending from the support member, each saddle of the plurality of saddles being configured to support at least one cable on a cable supporting surface;

a hanging mechanism arranged at the proximal end of the support member, wherein the hanging mechanism is a hook configured to at least partially surround a support wire, and is offset on the support member, the hook comprising a first section connected to the support member and a second section connected to the first section, wherein the first section is deformable such that at least a portion of the second section is configured to move closer to the support member as the first section is deformed about the support wire.

2. The cable hanger of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of saddles form at least one mirrored pair of saddles along the support member from the proximal end to the distal end.

3. The cable hanger of claim 1 , wherein at least one saddle is arranged on the distal end of the support member.

4. The cable hanger of claim 1 , wherein a portion of each of the plurality of saddles is arranged at an angle less than 90° relative to the support member.

5. The cable hanger of claim 4 , wherein the cable supporting surface includes a first portion perpendicular to the support member, and a second portion, extending from the first portion, arranged at an angle less than 90° relative to the support member.

6. The cable hanger of claim 1 , wherein the hanging mechanism is a positive locking mechanism configured to secure the cable hanger to a support wire.

7. The cable hanger of claim 1 , wherein an opening of the hook is vertically aligned with the support member.

8. The cable hanger of claim 1 , further comprising an attachment mechanism arranged on the distal end of the support member.

9. The cable hanger of claim 8 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a loop configured to attach with a hanging mechanism of a cable hanger.

10. The cable hanger of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of saddles are arranged on a single side of the support member.

11. The cable hanger of claim 10 , wherein the hanging mechanism is vertically aligned with a perpendicular portion of the plurality of saddles.

12. The cable hanger of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first saddle arranged on the distal end of the support member and on a first side of the support member;

a second saddle arranged on the distal end of the support member and on a second side of the support member, opposite the first side;

wherein, a first extension of each saddle arranged perpendicular to the support member, and a second extension of each saddle connected to the first extension at an angle greater than 90° relative to the first extension, wherein the hanging mechanism has a gap, the gap being configured to vertically align with the support member.

13. The cable hanger of claim 1 , wherein the cable hanger is attached to a support wire arranged on a spool.

14. A cable hanger system, comprising:

a support wire;

a first cable hanger, comprising:

a support member including a proximal end and a distal end;

at least one saddle attached to and extending from the support member, the saddle being configured to support at least one cable on a cable supporting surface; and

a hanging mechanism arranged at the proximal end of the support member and attached to the support wire, wherein the hanging mechanism is a hook configured to at least partially surround the support wire, the hook comprising a first section connected to the support member and a second section connected to the first section, wherein the first section is deformable such that at least a portion of the second section is configured to move closer to the support member as the first section is deformed about the support wire.

15. The cable hanger system of claim 14 , further comprising:

a second cable hanger, comprising:

a support member including a first end and a second end;

at least one saddle attached to and extending from the support member, the saddle being configured to support at least one cable on a cable supporting surface; and

a hanging mechanism arranged at the proximal end of the support member,

wherein the first cable hanger is vertically aligned with the second cable hanger relative to the support wire.

16. The cable hanger system of claim 15 , wherein the second cable hanger is attached to the first cable hanger by the hanging mechanism of the second cable hanger.

17. The cable hanger system of claim 15 , further comprising an extension bar secured to the support wire adjacent to the first cable hanger, comprising:

a hanging mechanism arranged on a proximal end; and

an attachment mechanism arranged on a distal end,

wherein the second cable hanger is attached to the support wire by the hanging mechanism of the extension bar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2025
From: SMITH, DANIEL ROBERT; RAND, SCOTT ROBERT
To: AFFORDABLE WIRE MANAGEMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 072202/0842 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17597880
Provisional Application 63011623 · Apr 17, 2020
Related Publication 20220263300A1 · Aug 18, 2022
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