Patent ID: 8615854

Claim:
A fixturing apparatus, comprising: a flexible fabric strap comprising a first end, a second end, a first surface, and an opposing second surface, wherein a first plurality of loop-type fasteners are disposed on said first surface; a housing comprising a rectangular cross-section, a first side, and an opposing second side, and formed to include an aperture extending through said housing from said first side to said second side, wherein said aperture comprise a first end formed in said first side and a second end formed in said second side, and wherein said aperture is defined by four walls, and wherein said first end of said fabric strap is attached to said housing; a first plurality of locking teeth attached to and extending outwardly from one of said four aperture walls and into said aperture; wherein each locking tooth comprises a parallelepiped comprising a rectangular base, a first rectangular side attached to a first end of said rectangular base and extending outwardly therefrom, and a second rectangular side attached to an opposing end of said rectangular base and extending outwardly therefrom, wherein a first rectangular side distal end is attached to a said second rectangular side distal end to form a gripping edge; wherein; said second end of said flexible strap can be inserted into said first end of said aperture, and moved in a first direction through said aperture and outwardly from said housing through second end of said aperture; and after insertion in and through said aperture in said first direction, said flexible strap cannot be moved backwardly through said aperture in a second and 180 degree opposite direction.