Fixturing apparatus

1. A fixturing apparatus comprising:

a flat, planar member having a first end, an opposing second end, a front surface, and an opposing rear surface, wherein said member is formed to include an aperture extending therethrough;

a handle attached to said front surface adjacent said second end and extending outwardly therefrom;

a plurality of locking teeth disposed on said rear surface adjacent said second end and opposing said handle and wherein movement of said handle forms a passage adjacent to said plurality of locking teeth.

2. The fixturing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a base;

wherein:

said planar member is attached to said base such that said rear surface of said member adjacent said first end is in physical contact with said base;

the distal ends of each of said plurality of locking teeth define said passage between said plurality of locking teeth and said base;

said passage is formed to include a first end and a second end.

3. The fixturing apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a flexible strap having a first end attached to said base;

wherein:

a second end of said flexible strap can be inserted into said first end of said passage, and moved in a first direction through said passage, through said second end of said passage, and outwardly from said fixturing apparatus through said aperture;

after insertion in and through said passage in said first direction, said second end cannot be moved backwardly through said passage in a second and opposing direction.

4. The fixturing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said flexible strap comprises a plurality of loop-type fasteners disposed on a surface thereof.

5. The fixturing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each locking tooth comprises 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.

6. The fixturing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:

said first rectangular side comprises a first surface area;

said second rectangular side comprises a second surface area;

said first surface area is less than said second surface area.

7. The fixturing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said first rectangular side comprises a length between about 0.0001 mm and about 5.0 mm.

8. The fixturing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said first side in combination with said base define a dihedral angle greater than 90 degrees.

9. The fixturing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein said first side in combination with said base define a dihedral angle of about 110 degrees.

10. The fixturing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein said first rectangular side in combination with said rectangular base define a dihedral angle of about 120 degrees.

11. The fixturing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said first rectangular side in combination with said rectangular base define a dihedral angle of about 90 degrees.

12. The fixturing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:

said rectangular base comprises two parallel opposing short sides in combination with two parallel and opposing long sides;

each locking tooth comprises a long axis parallel to said long sides and which bisects each short side;

each locking tooth comprises a short axis parallel to said short sides and which bisects each long side;

said plurality of locking teeth are arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows.

13. The fixturing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the long axes of each locking tooth disposed in a column are aligned with one another.

14. The fixturing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the short axis of each locking tooth disposed in a row are aligned with one another.

15. The fixturing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the short axis of each locking tooth disposed in a row are not aligned with one another.

16. The fixturing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the long axes of each locking teeth disposed in a column are not aligned with one another.

17. The fixturing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the long axis of each locking tooth disposed in a column are aligned with one another.