A device for securing an elongate article comprising four finned holder elements, each finned holder element being fabricated of an elastomeric material, the four finned holder elements being oriented in two pairs, a top pair and a bottom pair, each pair having a left and right finned holder element
A device for securing an elongate article comprising four finned holder elements, each finned holder element being fabricated of an elastomeric material, the four finned holder elements being oriented in two pairs, a top pair and a bottom pair, each pair having a left and right finned holder element which are mirror images of each other. The element are upwardly disposed relative to the horizontal, and have a side portion contiguous with an upper portion, a base portion, and a back portion and a free edge having a receiving portion and a linear securing portion having a recess. A housing member having left and right cavities holds the left and right finned holder elements in opposing juxtaposition and has a rear portion with a vertical support that separates a left through-hole and a right through-hole.
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1. A device for securing an elongate article comprising: (a) at least four finned holder elements, each finned holder element being fabricated of an elastomeric material,the at least four finned holder elements being oriented in at least two pairs, a top pair and a bottom paireach pair having a left
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A device for securing an elongate article comprising: (a) at least four finned holder elements, each finned holder element being fabricated of an elastomeric material,the at least four finned holder elements being oriented in at least two pairs, a top pair and a bottom paireach pair having a left finned holder element and a right finned holder element, the left and right finned holder elements being mirror images of each other,each finned holder element being upwardly disposed at an angle of about 1° to 60° relative to a horizontal plane, and having (i) a side portion [16] contiguous with an upper portion [18], a base portion [17], and a back portion [19] and(ii) a free edge [12] having a (a) a receiving portion [13] and(b) a linear securing portion [14] having a recess [15],(b) a housing member [30] having left and right cavities [33 and 34] housing the left and right finned holder elements in opposing juxtaposition, the housing member having a rear portion [40] having a vertical support [47], separating a left through-hole [41] and a right through-hole [43]. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the vertical support is a centrally-slotted member, and the left and right through-holes are symmetrically disposed on either side of the centrally-slotted member, thereby forming a left side and a right side, the left side of the centrally-located slotted member having at least two slots, a top-left slot, and a bottom-left slot, the right side of the centrally-located slotted member having two slots, a top-right slot, and a bottom-right slot, the top-left and top-right slots configured and dimensioned to receive the free edges of each finned holder element of the top pair, and the bottom-left and bottom-right slots configured and dimensioned to receive the free edges of each finned holder element of the bottom pair. 3. The device according to claim 1 wherein each finned holder element has a width measured from its side portion to the linear securing portion of its free edge, and further wherein the width of each of the two finned holder elements in the top pair is greater than the width of each of the two finned holder elements in the bottom pair. 4. The device according to claim 1 having a unitary left half and a unitary right half wherein (a) the unitary left half is comprised of at least two finned holder elements, (i) a left finned holder element of the top pair and (ii) a left finned holder element of the bottom pair, and(b) the unitary right half is comprised of at least two finned holder elements, (i) a right finned holder element of the top pair, and (ii) a right finned holder element of the bottom pair and further wherein the free edges of each finned holder element of the unitary left half are received by two slots left of the centrally-located slotted member, and the free edges of each finned holder element of the unitary right half are received by two slots right of the centrally-located slotted member. 5. The device according to claim 1 wherein each finned holder element has a thickness that is tapered and decreases from its base portion towards its free edge. 6. The device according to claim 1 wherein each receiving portion is rounded. 7. The device according to claim 1 wherein each recess is rounded. 8. The device according to claim 1 further comprising: (a) a tab member [50] located on a front surface of each of cavity of the housing member, each tab member extending towards the rear portion of the housing member, and(b) a slit [51] on a front surface of a side portion of each of a unitary left half and a unitary right half, the slit configured and dimensioned to snugly receive a corresponding tab member on the housing member. 9. The device according to claim 1 wherein each finned holder element has a Shore A hardness of about 35 to about 70. 10. The device according to claim 1 wherein each finned holder element has a Shore A hardness of about 50 to about 55. 11. The device according to claim 1 wherein each finned holder element is upwardly disposed at an angle of about 5° to about 45° relative to a horizontal plane. 12. The device according to claim 1 wherein each finned holder element is upwardly disposed at an angle of about 10° to about 30° relative to a horizontal plane. 13. The device according to claim 1 wherein each finned holder element is upwardly disposed at an angle of about 15° to about 25° relative to a horizontal plane. 14. The device according to claim 1 comprising top and bottom mounting rails [31 and 32] and further comprising a mounting bracket [40] having a top channel [41] and a bottom channel [42] in slideable engagement with top and bottom mounting rails [31 and 32] of the housing member. 15. The device according to claim 14 wherein the back portion of each finned holder protrudes in a rearward direction beyond the housing member and forms a friction contact area with a mounting bracket [40]. 16. A device for securing an elongate article comprising: (a) six finned holder elements [10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c], each finned holder element being fabricated of an elastomeric material, the six finned holder elements being oriented in three pairs, a top pair, a middle pair, and a bottom pair, each pair having a left finned holder element and a right finned holder element, the left and right finned holder elements being mirror images of each other,each finned holder element being upwardly disposed at an angle of about 1° to 60° relative to a horizontal plane, and having (i) a side portion [16] contiguous with an upper portion [18], a base portion [17], and a back portion [19] and(ii) a free edge [12] having a (a) a receiving portion [13] and(b) a linear securing portion [14] having a recess [15],(b) a housing member [30] having left and right cavities [33 and 34] housing the left and right finned holder elements in opposing juxtaposition, the housing member having a rear portion [40] having a vertical support [47], separating a left through-hole [41] and a right through-hole [43]. 17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the vertical support is a centrally-slotted member, and the left and right through-holes are symmetrically disposed having a centrally-located slotted member [45] separating a left through-hole [41] and a right through-hole [43], the left and right through-holes being symmetrically disposed on either side of the centrally-slotted member, thereby forming a left side and a right side, the left side of the centrally-located slotted member having three slots, a top-left slot [42a], a middle-left slot [42b] and a bottom-left slot [42c], the right side of the centrally-located slotted member having three slots, a top-right slot [44a], a middle-right slot [44b], and a bottom-right slot [44c], the top-left and top-right slots configured and dimensioned to receive the free edges of each finned holder element of the top pair, and the middle-left and middle-right slots configured and dimensioned to receive the free edges of each finned holder element of the middle pair, and the bottom-left and bottom-right slots configured and dimensioned to receive the free edges of each finned holder element of the bottom pair. 18. The device according to claim 16, wherein each finned holder element has a width measured from its side portion to the linear securing portion of its free edge, and further wherein the width of each of the two finned holder elements in the top pair is greater than the width of each of the two finned holder elements in the middle pair, and the width of each of the two finned holder elements in the middle pair is greater than the width of each of the two finned holder elements in the bottom pair. 19. The device according to claim 16 wherein the device has a centrally-slotted member, with a left side and a right side, and the device is further comprised of (a) a unitary left half is comprised of the left finned holder element of the top pair, the left finned element of the middle pair, and the left finned holder element of the bottom, and(b) a unitary right half is comprised of the right finned holder element of the top pair, the right finned element of the middle pair, and the right finned holder element of the bottom pair, and further wherein the free edges of each finned holder element of the unitary left half [10a, 10b and 10c] are received by three slots on the left side of the centrally-located slotted member [42a, 42b and 42c] and the free edges of each finned holder element of the unitary right half [11a, 11b and 11c] are received by three slots on the right side of the centrally-located slotted member [44a, 44b and 44c].
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