several cable portions 16 18 19 to aid in securing several smaller cable 12 portions together the clip 38 is preferably made of a resilient non conductive material such as plastic as shown in fig1 through fig4 b the hinged cable routing apparatus 10 comprises a base portion 20 having a first side 22 and a second side 24 a top side 26 and a bottom side 28 the base portion 20 includes a radiused end portion 30 and an opposite end portion 32 preferably the radiused end portion 30 is tapered 34 as shown in fig5 the radiused end portion 30 provides support for the cable 12 as it is routed approximately 180 degrees about the radiused end portion 30 substantially relieving stress on the bent portion 36 of the cable 12 and by not allowing the cable 12 to kink as it is radiused about the radiused end portion 30 this enables the user to compactly route the cable 12 to take up excess slack in the preassembled cable 12 without damage to the cable 12 and still maintaining electrical or optical performance compliant to standards one side 44 of a strap portion 40 is hingedly connected 42 to the first side 22 of the base portion 20 enabling the strap portion 40 to move between the open position shown in fig2 and the closed position shown in fig3 the strap portion 40 may be in the form of an inverted u shape or may be flexible to conform to the shape of the cable routed within the hinged cable routing apparatus 10 to suit design and manufacturing preference the opposite side 46.