Patent ID: 8070027

Claim:
An adaptable hook for an object, comprising: a buckle forming a hook, said buckle having a left lateral section spaced apart from a right lateral section, and a top longitudinal section spaced apart from a bottom longitudinal section, said lateral sections and said longitudinal sections forming a first side for contact with said object, a lateral anchoring position along one of said lateral sections and a longitudinal anchoring position along one of said longitudinal sections, said lateral anchoring position and said longitudinal anchoring position communicating with each other, for anchoring a strap in a choice of two orthogonal orientations; and a single strap that can be fastened to itself anchored near one end to a chosen one of said anchoring positions by slipping said strap between said anchoring positions for wrapping around and fastening said buckle to said object; whereby said buckle can be placed with said first side in contact with said object and fastened to said object, by wrapping said single strap around said buckle and said object in one of two orthogonal orientations, and attaching said strap to itself; whereby said object can be wrapped laterally or longitudinally; wherein said buckle is a single-piece wire frame having two ends, and one of said sections is formed by the ends of said wire frame being substantially parallel and abutting each other.