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US 2008/0302845 A1Published application
Tool Holder with Guide Plate for Mounting Tools having Spring Clips
OwnerPeter Blechmaninventor
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Abstract
Tool holder devices are provided, which are designed to hold tools having spring clip mechanisms. In one aspect, a tool holder device comprises a guiding portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion is adapted to engage a spring clip of a tool for mounting the tool. The guiding portion is adapted to guide a spring clip towards the mounting portion as a person slides the tool from the guiding portion to the mounting portion while maintaining contact between the spring clip and the guiding portion.
Claims16
A tool holder device, comprising:
- a planar base plate having first and second opposing surfaces, the base plate comprising tapered side edges with a sidewall that extends along each tapered edge of the planar base plate, and wherein the sidewalls extend substantially perpendicular from the first surface of the planar base plate;
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- a mounting plate for insertably receiving a spring clip mounted on a tool, the mounting plate being disposed at an end portion of the base plate where the tapered edges converge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.