Wire rope hooks and wire loops

These suspension fittings provide a secure BOTTOM FIXING when a ceiling fixing and suspension wire has already been selected.

If you also require a ceiling fixings we offer two ways to buy:

1 Order the ceiling fixing and hanging wire separately from our components range.
2 Order complete sets (often the most economical and convenient way to buy): Screw-on ceiling hooks, suspended ceiling hooks, panel hanging systems.

HOOKS

The Safe Hook, Enlarged Straight Hook and Pigtail Hook all serve similar functions and have a polished chrome finish. The version with the 'pigtail' twisted hook is slightly more economical and stronger when high load ratings are required (up to 17kg safe working load). The twist is there to prevent items becoming unhooked accidentally. Attachment is quick and easy provided that the luminaire, air conditioning unit, acoustic panel or sign has suitable suspension lugs fitted.

The Safe Hook is also known as a picture hanging hook. The gate of the hook has a spring loaded keep to prevent accidental disconnection. The function and purpose are clear making this an attractive hook in store merchandising projects - for example hanging rails in shop windows. The Safe Working Load is 6kg and the wire diam should be between 1.2mm and 1.5mm.

In both cases height is adjusted with ease thanks to the push button at the wire entry point. Depressing the button releases the clutch allowing the height to be lowered. Raising is even easier - simply slide the hook up the wire and it self locks in the new position.

Excess wire emerges from the cable exit hole in the back of the fitting and can be trimmed off with sharp wire cutters following adjustment.

LOOPS

Looping wires and cables is a great way to suspend items which may not have a suitable suspension lug to use with a hook. With the Perla and Urban Trapeze fittings any size loop can be created.

Urban Trapeze is like a posh version of the Gripple, an industrial fastener which can look ugly when in the public eye. The UT fitting is not only prettier but easier to use. It incorporates two self locking clutches to grip 1.2mm-1.5mm wire securely allowing the height and size of the loop to be adjusted infinitely. For good grip use with 7x7 wire rope (all our wires conform with this specification) - it means the wire is composed of 49 threads first twisted into mini bundles of 7 strands and then the bundles are twisted to make a single wire rope 1.5mm diameter - slender but amazingly strong. In the US this is generally known as aircraft wire.

Perla does not have an automatic gripper but it has a locking grub screw which is tightened with an allen key. This is designed to tighten onto either a single wire (to create a stop end similar to a ferrule) or onto a pair of wires (to create a loop). The wires can be from 1mm up to 2mm diameter. A few allen keys (small hexagonal wrenches) are included with every Perla order (depending on how many Perlas are ordered). Extra allen keys can be purchased.