Patent ID: 11867351
Assignee: nan
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A configurable stand and tie base of an object, the configurable stand and tie base comprising:
(a) a base member comprising a front portion and a rear portion, wherein said front portion comprises a surface having an edge surrounding said surface; and
(b) a channel disposed on said surface of said front portion of said base member, away from said edge, said channel is configured to receive a flexible tie having a circular cross-sectional profile and secure the flexible tie along the length of a portion of the flexible tie seated in said channel,
wherein said base member further comprises a first portion upon which said channel is disposed and a second portion comprising a retainer configured for retaining the flexible tie and configured to be removably coupled to said first portion and said retainer comprises a complementary pair of jaws configured to accommodate the flexible tie while being coupled together to secure the flexible tie to said retainer, the flexible tie is disposable at least partially in said channel when said configurable stand and tie base is not in use to increase the compactness of said configurable stand and tie base, a larger portion of the flexible tie is removable from said channel when said configurable stand and tie is in use.