Cable clamp

Claim 1

A clamp for clamping cables intermediate their ends, said clamp comprising: a clamping plate having a supporting surface for supporting said cable, a single supporting arm extending from one side edge of said plate normally of said surface, a pivot pin adjustably mounted on said arm, said pin extending parallel to, and being spaced from, said surface and being adjustable towards and away from said surface, a pair of clamping arms, each of said arms comprising a platelike member having a pair of aligned mounting ears extending from its side edges intermediate its ends, said clamping arms being spaced from said pivot pin on opposite sides thereof said ears extending towards, and being pivotally mounted on, said pivot pin, said clamping arms having clamping ends which are adjacent to said surface, and spring means on said pivot pin biasing said clamping ends in opposite directions such that saaid clamping ends are biased towards each other whereby, upon swinging said arms in opposite rotary directions against the biasing force of said spring means so that said clamping ends move away from each other, said cable can be placed on said surface, and upon movement of said clamping ends towards each other, said ends clamp said cable against said surface.