Finger mountable tool holder
AssigneeSøderstrøm & Søn
InventorDennis SØDERSTRØM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for mounting a tool on a hand of a user, the device comprises a receiving part for attachment of a tool and at least one mounting member for mounting the device on one or more fingers of the hand of the user, such as two neighbouring fingers, wherein the receiving part is fixed to the mounting member, and the receiving part comprises at least one clamp for clamping a tool to the device, wherein the clamp has a closed position (h2) and an open position (h1) and wherein the clamp is configured to be operable by one or more of the fingers of the same hand the device is mounted on. The invention further relates to a method of mounting a tool in the device, and to the use of the device.
Claims22
A device for mounting a tool on a hand of a user, the device comprises a receiving part for attachment of a tool and at least one mounting member for mounting the device on one or more fingers of the hand of the user,
- wherein the receiving part is fixed to the mounting member, and the receiving part comprises
- at least one clamp for clamping a tool to the device, wherein the clamp has a closed position and an open position and wherein the clamp is configured to be operable by one or more fingers of the same hand the device is mounted on.
(canceled)
A method for retaining a tool to a device, wherein the device comprises a mounting member for fixing the device on one or more fingers and a receiving part for holding the tool, wherein the receiving part is fixed to the mounting member, and the receiving part comprises at least one clamp for clamping a tool to the device, the clamp comprises
- at least two clamping surfaces, and
- an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position the clamp facilitates placing a tool into the clamp or removing a tool from the clamp, and wherein the closed position facilitates securely retaining the tool in the receiving part,
- and wherein the receiving part further comprises
- at least one engagement member made of a rigid material and providing at least one moment arm attached to the clamp, such that the clamp is operable via the engagement member into the open position and the closed position by one or more fingers of the same hand the device is mounted on,
- the method comprises the steps of:
- mounting the device on one or more fingers of a hand of the user via the mounting member, such that the receiving part is positioned on the dorsum side of the hand,
- engaging one or more fingers neighbouring the one or more fingers on which the device is mounted with the clamp so as to place the clamp in an open position,
- maintaining the open position of the clamp and simultaneously placing a tool between the clamping surfaces of the clamp,
- placing the clamp in the closed position, whereby the tool is retained in the clamp.
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.