Patent ID: 7032792

Claim:
A container for tie wraps, comprising at least front and rear rectangular surfaces, wherein: the front and rear rectangular surfaces are coupled along three of their four edges to form at least one pocket with a top opening along the fourth edge; the front surface includes a diamond-shaped opening having four corners, wherein the diamond-shaped opening is positioned near the center of the front surface and oriented such that a first line defined by a first pair of opposing corners of the diamond-shaped opening is substantially parallel to top and bottom edges of the front and rear surfaces, the diamond-shaped opening being adapted for accessing tie wraps that are carried in the pocket; the rear surface is coupled to an attachment arrangement that enables the container to be secured to another object; and the diamond-shaped opening in the front surface has a size, shape, orientation, and position that enable a tie wrap oriented substantially perpendicular to the first line to be efficiently removed from the pocket by a person reaching into the pocket through the diamond-shaped opening with a thumb and finger oriented corresponding to the first pair of opposing corners of the diamond-shaped opening, grabbing the tie wrap along its length, and pulling the tie wrap through the diamond-shaped opening such that the tie wrap deforms from its normally linear configuration into a folded configuration oriented corresponding to the other pair of opposing corners of the diamond-shaped opening, such that other tie wraps remain within the pocket.