Patent ID: 6916014

Claim:
In a cable routing and affixment apparatus useful for installing, guiding, damage preventing, and retaining cable-like elements, the improvement comprising: a cable routing and affixment apparatus having at least a first entrance and exit portion, a guiding portion and a second entrance and exit portion; said cable routing and affixment apparatus additionally having a cross-sectional tubular-like shape useful for guiding said cable-like elements as they are pulled through said cable routing and affixment apparatus during installation; said cable routing and affixment apparatus having at least one cable-like elements insertion and removal slot useful for inserting said cable-like elements during installation and removing said cable-like elements after installation wherein said cable-like elements insertion and removal slot has a width greater than zero; said cable-like elements insertion and removal slot beneficially penetrating through at least one location of an outer surface of said cable routing and affixment apparatus to an adjacent inner surface of said cable routing and affixment apparatus said first entrance and exit portion and said second entrance and exit portion have an annular groove in combination with a cable-like elements retention device; said cable-like elements retention device chosen from the group consisting of a cable-tie, a hook and loop strap, a hook and loop strap permanently affixed to said cable routing and affixment apparatus, and a hinged flap; said hinged flap having a slot filling portion wherein said hinged flap is affixably attached to said cable routing and affixment apparatus; and at least one means for affixation.