Tool clip for power tools
AssigneeNohlster LLC
InventorScott R. Daniels
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Abstract
A tool clip for attaching a power tool to an item worn by a user. The tool clip includes a first piece having inner and outer parts joined by a bend. The tool clip further includes a second piece having inner and outer parts joined by a bend. The second piece includes a release tab which passes through a slot in the first piece to engage the first and second pieces with each other. The first and second pieces each have a mounting hole such that a screw can be passed through the mounting holes and into an existing hole in the power tool.
Claims16
A clip for attaching a device to an item worn by a user, comprising:
- a first component having inner and outer portions coupled together with a first bend;
- a second component having inner and outer portions coupled together with a second bend,
- wherein the first and second components are configured to engage with each other, and
- wherein at least one of the first and second components comprises an aperture configured to receive a fastener for attaching the first and second components to the device,
- wherein the first component has an opening traversing the inner and outer portions of the first component, and
- wherein the second component comprises a release tab adapted to pass through the opening to engage the first component and the second component together.
A clip for attaching a device to an item worn by a user, comprising:
- a first component having inner and outer portions coupled together with a first bend;
- a second component having inner and outer portions coupled together with a second bend,
- wherein at least one of the first and second components comprises an aperture configured to receive a fastener for attaching the first and second components to the device,
- wherein the first and second components are configured to engage with each other,
- wherein the first component comprises a first opening traversing both the inner and outer portions of the first component, and
- wherein the second component comprises a second opening with two holding tabs disposed at opposite sides thereof.
A clip for attaching a device to an item worn by a user, comprising:
- a first component having inner and outer portions coupled together with a first bend,
- a second component having inner and outer portions coupled together with a second bend,
- wherein the first and second components are configured to engage with each other,
- wherein at least one of the first and second components comprises an aperture configured to receive a fastener for attaching the first and second components to the device, and
- wherein the first component comprises an opening extending continuously through the inner portion of the first component, the first bent portion, and the outer portion of the first component, the opening being bounded along its perimeter by a material of the first component,
- whererin the second component comprises a portion adapted to pass through the opening and, when actuated, to move at least a portion of the second component away from the first component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.