Locking apparatus for wire management with slack cable management

A locking apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• a fixing member comprising a first and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the fixing member is flexible and wherein the first end of the fixing member is attached to the housing;
• a lock mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction;
• a lock path extending from a lock path entrance on an exterior first side of the housing, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit on an exterior second side of the housing opposite the first side, wherein the second direction is oriented in a direction from the lock path entrance to the lock path exit;
• and
• a slack management opening integral to the housing and configured to hold a slack portion of the fixing member extending from the lock path exit, wherein the slack portion of the fixing member extending from the lock path exit comprises the second end of the fixing member, wherein the slack management opening is configured to allow the slack portion to be inserted and removed by having two locking sections at each end thereof shaped to hold the slack portion, and a locking slot shaped to accommodate and retain slack portion.

A locking apparatus comprising:

• a housing comprising a stainless-steel inner portion covered with a covering;
• a fixing member comprising a first and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the fixing member is flexible and wherein the first end of the fixing member is attached to the housing;
• a lock mechanism within the housing configured to resist movement of the fixing member in a first direction and to allow movement of the fixing member in a second direction opposite the first direction;
• and
• a lock path extending from a lock path entrance on an exterior first side of the housing, through the locking mechanism, to a lock path exit on an exterior second side of the housing opposite the first side, wherein the second direction is oriented in a direction from the lock path entrance to the lock path exit;
• a slack management opening integral to the housing and configured to hold a portion of the fixing member extending from the lock path exit, wherein the portion of the fixing member extending from the lock path exit comprises the second end of the fixing member, the slack management opening comprising:
• a slot on the housing, the slot shaped to accommodate and retain a slack portion of the fixing member, the slack portion of the fixing member on the portion of the fixing member extending from the lock path exit;
• and/or
• an opening through the housing, the opening different from the lock path, wherein insertion of the fixing member into the opening holds the locking mechanism in a locked position,
• wherein the slack management opening is configured to allow the slack portion to be inserted and removed by having two locking sections at each end thereof shaped to hold the slack portion, and a locking slot shaped to accommodate and retain the slack portion.