Patent ID: 7828251

Claim:
An alignment and support apparatus for elongate articles comprising: a first base spacer including a body having: a front and a back; a top comprising at least one recess for supporting an elongate article; a bottom comprising a support member extending from the body in a plane perpendicular to the front and back; a positive interlock side including a positive side projection; a receiving interlock side including a plurality of receiving interlock projections; a latch member disposed on the positive interlock side; a recess for receiving another latch member, the recess disposed on the receiving interlock side opposite the first base spacer latch member; and a middle portion, the middle portion being disposed between the top and bottom and between the positive interlock side and the receiving interlock side, the first base spacer body including a gap disposed between the latch member and the first base spacer body, wherein a first number of the plurality of receiving interlock projections are disposed along a first edge of the receiving interlock side toward the front of the first base spacer and a second number of the plurality of receiving interlock projections are disposed along a second edge of the receiving interlock side toward the back of the first base spacer, the first number and second number of the plurality of receiving interlock projections opposing each other and offset from each other to form a single channel, each of the first number of the plurality of receiving interlock projections being substantially spaced an equal distance between two consecutive projections of the second number of the plurality of receiving interlock projections, the channel being disposed between the first and second number of the plurality of receiving interlock projections and substantially parallel to the first and second edge of the receiving interlock side.