Patent ID: 8376290

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 extending along a major portion of the positive interlock side between the top and bottom of the base spacer body; a receiving interlock side including a plurality of receiving interlock projections; a latch member disposed on the positive interlock side and depending directly from the positive side projection proximal the bottom of the first base spacer body; a recess for receiving another latch member, the recess disposed on the receiving interlock side opposite the first base spacer latch member; a middle portion, the middle portion being disposed between the top and bottom and between the positive interlock side and the receiving interlock side; and a recessed portion proximal the bottom and positive interlock side of the first base spacer body, wherein the recessed portion forms a gap disposed between the latch member and the first base spacer body, the gap being configured to allow a portion of the positive side projection and the latch member to flex toward the first base spacer body when the positive side projection engages a receiving interlock side of another base spacer, and wherein the gap is maintained when the first base spacer is interlocked side-by-side with a second base spacer having the same configuration.