Abstract: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for clamping cable. The apparatus has an elongate body having an interior passage extending from a first end to a second end. An end of the cable inserts into the first end, is pushed through the interior passage, and pushed out the second end. A roller is mounted within the interior passage, and the cable rolls along the roller as the cable is pushed through the interior passage. A wedge slides within the body to a position adjacent the roller, and the wedge clamps the cable between the roller and the wedge. Tension in the cable in one direction causes the wedge to slide away from the roller, thus permitting the apparatus to be slid along the cable to a desired location. Tension in the opposite direction, however, causes the wedge to slide to the roller, thus clamping the cable within the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for routing cables and wires. A first elongate section has an upper end and a lower end, and a second elongate section has a first end and a second end. A single hinge connects the lower end to the first end, and the single hinge allows the second elongate section to pivot between a first position to a second position. The first position has the second elongate section longitudinally aligned with the first elongate section, and the second position has the second elongate section substantially perpendicular to the first elongate section. The apparatus also has means for pivoting the second elongate section from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: A 4-in-1 tool is disclosed. The tool has an elongate handle having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal bore. A first socket longitudinally extends from the first end, while a second socket longitudinally extends from the second end. The first socket has a different size than the second socket. An elongated shank is disposed in the longitudinal bore of the handle, and the shank moves within the longitudinal bore. The shank has a screwdriver bit at one end and a security wrench at an opposite end. The security wrench is for engaging a fastener at a demarcation point of a telecommunications network. The elongated shank has at least a first position and a second position. The first position outwardly extends the screwdriver bit beyond the first socket, and the second position outwardly extends the security wrench beyond the second socket.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for connecting at least two conductors. One embodiment has a body and a cap engaging the body. The body has an open top to an interior region. The body has at lest two apertures extending through a body side wall and into an interior region of the body. The cap has a cavity downwardly extending from a top surface of the cap toward a bottom surface of the cap. The cavity terminates at a floor between the top surface and the bottom surface of the cap, and the floor has a puncturable thickness to provide access to the interior region of the body.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for clamping cable. The apparatus is a barrier that clamps and/or adheres to the cable. The barrier has a base, and the base has a diameter greater than an aperture through which the cable passes. The base of the barrier hinders the cable from pulling through the aperture, yet the barrier allows the cable to push through the aperture.

Abstract: A binding post marker comprising at least two joinable tubes that are sized to fit respectively over a corresponding number of binding posts in a cross-connect board.

Abstract: A method of forming a drip loop in a cable. One method includes trapping a first portion of the cable between a first cable retaining portion of a bracket and an object and forming an arc in a second portion of the cable. A third portion of the cable is trapped between a second cable retaining portion of the bracket and the object to retain the arc in the second portion of the cable. Other methods include forming arcs in one or more cables.

Abstract: A cable support apparatus. In one embodiment, the cable support apparatus includes a body portion that has a first cable retainer at one end and a second cable retainer at another end. In another embodiment, third and fourth cable retainers are on the body of the apparatus and serve to support a third cable in a desired orientation.