Patent ID: 7399199

Claim:
An apparatus for managing a cable for a device with a surface, comprising: a body having an axis and a center; said body having a first end and a second end; the first end having a first planar flange; the first planar flange and the surface of the device are in a parallel orientation to one another and are oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis of the body; the first planar flange and the surface of the device define a first cable retaining distance, which is oriented along the axis; the first planar flange has substantially open and non-fused peripheral edges; the first planar flange has at least one first planar flange surface, which has at least one first cable retainer near the peripheral edges of the first planar flange; the at least one first cable retainer is oriented such that said at least one first cable retainer faces the surface of the device and defines a second cable retaining distance, which is along the axis of the body and is less than the first cable retaining distance; the cable can be removably secured between the at least one first cable retainer and the surface of the device; the second end of the body has a suction cup surface, which removably engages the surface of the device; the at least one first cable retainer allows axial winding of the cable around the body and in a single winding plane and beyond the peripheral edges of the first planar flange, whereby the cable wrapped around the axis of the body in the single winding plane and in a substantially uniform manner, and held into place by the at least first cable retainer and the surface of the device.