Cable tie convenience container

A container for tie wraps, comprising at least front and rear rectangular surfaces, wherein:

• the front and rear rectangular surfaces are coupled along three of their four edges to form at least one pocket with a top opening along the fourth edge;
• the front surface includes an opening for accessing tie wraps that are carried in the pocket;
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• the rear surface is coupled to an attachment arrangement that enables the container to be secured to another object, wherein:
• the opening in the front surface is diamond shaped and has a size and position that enable a tie wrap to be removed from the pocket by a person reaching into the pocket through the opening with a thumb and finger, grabbing the tie wrap along its length, and pulling the tie wrap through the opening in a folded configuration;
• a first of the rectangular surfaces is longer than the other of the rectangular surfaces such that the first surface extends beyond the top edge of the other surface to form a flap that can be folded over the top opening of the pocket to form a top to the pocket and the container further comprises a mechanism for securing the flap to the other surface wherein the mechanism comprises pieces of Velcro material correspondingly mounted to the flap and to the other surface;
• the tote further comprises an eyelet mounted near the top edge of the container for securing the container to a work area;
• the tote further comprises a ring coupled to the rear surface that enables the container to hang from a protrusion in a work area and a loop coupled to the rear surface that enables the container to be secured to a person's belt;
• the front and rear surfaces are coupled using stitches;
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• the edges of the opening are stitched, and include additional material to provide additional reinforcement.

A tie-wrap container, comprising a supporting structure adapted to support one or more compartments, each compartment adapted to hold tie wraps, wherein:

• each compartment includes at least one access opening on a front surface of the compartment;
• the access opening for each compartment is smaller than the front surface of the compartment;
• each compartment has at least one additional opening in addition to the access opening, the additional opening being large enough to support loading and unloading of tie wraps into and from the compartment;
• each compartment includes a mechanism for closing the additional opening in the compartment to prevent the tie wraps from falling out;
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• the container is coupled to a mounting arrangement that is configured for mounting the container on a surface or to a person's body.

A method for storing and accessing tie wraps, comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing a plurality of tie wraps in a container comprising at least front and rear rectangular surfaces, wherein:
• the front and rear rectangular surfaces are coupled along three of their four edges to form at least one pocket with a top opening along the fourth edge;
• the front surface includes an opening for accessing tie wraps that are carried in the pocket;
• and
• the rear surface is coupled to an attachment arrangement that enables the container to be secured to another object;
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• (b) removing a tie wrap from the pocket by reaching into the pocket through the opening with a thumb and finger, grabbing the tie wrap along its length, and pulling the tie wrap through the opening in a folded orientation.

A method for storing and accessing tie wraps, comprising the steps of:

• (a) storing a plurality of tie wraps in a container comprising at least front and rear rectangular surfaces, wherein:
• the front and rear rectangular surfaces are coupled along three of their four edges to form at least one pocket with a top opening along the fourth edge;
• the front surface includes an opening for accessing tie wraps that are carried in the pocket;
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• the rear surface is coupled to an attachment arrangement that enables the container to be secured to another object;
• (b) removing a tie wrap from the pocket by reaching into the pocket through the opening with a thumb and finger, grabbing the tie wrap along its length, and pulling the tie wrap through the opening in a folded orientation;
• (c) securing the container to a person's belt by passing the belt through a belt loop of the container;
• (d) opening a flap at the top of the container to expose the top opening of the pocket;
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• (e) inserting additional tie wraps into the pocket through the top opening wherein:
• the container comprises a plurality of pockets and the method further comprises the steps of differentiating the plurality of pockets based on each pocket being made from material having a different color and differentiating the plurality of pockets based on each pocket being made from tactilely differentiated material.