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Consistent with embodiments described herein, a one-piece staple for affixing electrical or communications wires or staples includes a body portion and at least three leg elements extending from the body portion. The first leg element and the second leg element define a first cable receiving area, a

Consistent with embodiments described herein, a one-piece staple for affixing electrical or communications wires or staples includes a body portion and at least three leg elements extending from the body portion. The first leg element and the second leg element define a first cable receiving area, and the second leg element and the third leg element define a second cable receiving area. The at least three leg elements are configured for secure insertion into a structural support element.

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1. A one-piece cable staple, comprising: a body portion; andconsisting of first, second, third, and fourth leg elements extending from the body portion,wherein the second leg element is spaced from the fourth leg element and projects from the body portion in a common plane with the fourth leg elemen

1. A one-piece cable staple, comprising: a body portion; andconsisting of first, second, third, and fourth leg elements extending from the body portion,wherein the second leg element is spaced from the fourth leg element and projects from the body portion in a common plane with the fourth leg element,wherein the first leg element and the second leg element project from the body portion in a second plane that is perpendicular to the common plane,wherein the third leg element and the fourth leg element project from the body portion in a third plane that is perpendicular to the common plane,wherein the first leg element and the second leg element define a first cable receiving area, and the third leg element and fourth leg element define a second cable receiving area,wherein the first, second, third, and fourth leg elements are configured for secure insertion into a structural support element. 2. The one-piece cable staple of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth leg elements each include a barbed configuration. 3. The one-piece cable staple of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth leg elements each include a textured surface. 4. The one-piece cable staple of claim 3, wherein the textured surface comprises a ridged surface, a rippled surface, a pebbled surface, or a dimpled surface. 5. The one-piece cable staple of claim 1, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth leg elements project substantially perpendicularly from the body portion. 6. The one-piece cable staple of claim 1, further comprising: a flange member projecting from the body portion, the flange member configured to prevent over-insertion of the first, second, third, and fourth leg elements into the structural support element. 7. The one-piece cable staple of claim 6, wherein the flange member comprises a first flange member extending from a first side of the body portion and a second flange member extending from a second side of the body portion. 8. The one-piece cable staple of claim 6, wherein the flange member comprises a first portion projecting perpendicularly from the body portion and a second portion projecting perpendicularly from the first portion. 9. The one-piece cable staple of claim 1, wherein the body portion comprises a curved upper surface. 10. The one-piece cable staple of claim 1, wherein the body portion comprises a first body portion corresponding to the first cable receiving area and a second body portion corresponding to the second cable receiving area, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are connected via an intermediate body portion,wherein the second body portion is offset with respect to the first body portion, andwherein the second body portion is parallel to the first body portion. 11. The one-piece cable staple of claim 10, wherein the first leg element and the second leg element project from the first body portion, and the third leg element and the fourth leg element project from the second body portion. 12. The one-piece cable staple of claim 11, wherein a length of the second leg element and the fourth leg element is longer than a length of the first leg element and the third leg element. 13. The one-piece cable staple of claim 10, wherein the second leg element and the fourth leg element each include a spacer portion having an increased width relative to a remainder of the leg element. 14. A cable staple for securing at least two electrical cables to a support element, comprising; a body portion;a first leg element projecting from the body portion;a second leg element projecting from the body portion, wherein a space formed between the first leg element and the second leg element defines a first cable receiving area;a third leg element projecting from the body portion, wherein a space formed between the second leg element and the third leg element defines a second cable receiving area,a fourth leg element projecting from the body portion adjacent to the second leg element,wherein a space formed between the fourth leg element and the third leg element defines the second cable receiving area, andwherein a first plane that includes the first and second leg elements is offset from a second plane that includes the third and fourth leg elements,wherein the first plane and the second plane are perpendicular to a common plane formed by the fourth leg element and the second leg element,wherein the first leg element, the second leg element, and the third leg element, and the fourth leg element are configured for insertion into the support element; anda spacing member projecting from the body portion and configured to prevent over-insertion of the first, second, and third leg elements into the support element. 15. The cable staple of claim 14, wherein the body portion comprises a first body portion and a second body portion connected to the first body portion via an intermediate body portion, wherein the first and second leg elements project from the first body portion and the third and fourth leg elements project from the second body portion. 16. The cable staple of claim 14, wherein the first, second, and third leg members comprise a tapered configuration terminating in a substantially pointed end opposite from the body portion. 17. The cable staple of claim 14, wherein the spacing member comprises a flange extending from the body portion at a particular depth from an upper surface of the body portion, wherein the particular depth substantially corresponds to a diameter of at least one of the at least two electrical cables. 18. A one piece staple for affixing electrical or communication cables or wires to a support element, comprising: a first body portion;a second body portion connected to the first body portion by an intermediate body portion;a first leg element projecting from the first body portion;a second leg element projecting from the first body portion proximate to the intermediate body portion,wherein a space formed between the first leg element and the second leg element defines a first cable receiving area;a third leg element projecting from the second body portion proximate to the intermediate body portion;a fourth leg element projecting from the second body portion,wherein a space formed between the fourth leg element and the third leg element defines a second cable receiving area; andat least one flange member projecting from at least one of the first body portion or the second body portion, the at least one flange member configured to prevent over-insertion of the first, second, third, and fourth leg elements into the support element during installation,wherein the at least one flange member comprises a first portion projecting perpendicularly from the first body portion and a second portion projecting perpendicularly from the first portion.