a clamp assembly with a releasable bail for securing and suspending cables , drop wires or the like that utilizes a locking structure cooperating with an aperture in a tail of the clamp assembly to secure and lock the releasable free end of the bail to the clamp assembly . preferably , the locking structure is a foot segment and head at the end of a leg of the bail with a reduced portion permitting passage of the foot segment from an entry portion along a connecting portion to locate the head at a lock portion . additionally , the other leg of the bail can be slideably attached utilizing an interlocking structure that reduces bail deformations during installation . furthermore , the present invention provides a method for assembling the cable clamp assembly wherein the first and second legs are assembled and attached to the tail , and also providing a method for simultaneously forming the reduced portion of the second leg and a deformed region in the tail to capture the first leg in the tail .