Tool holders and harness assemblies for carrying hand tools and methods of assembling

A toolholder comprising:

• a plate attachable to a strap, wherein the strap is arranged to extend across a wearer's back such that the plate extends at least partly vertically along the wearer's back;
• and
• legs, each leg of the legs comprising:
• a thigh extending outward from the plate in a first direction;
• and
• a foot extending outward from the thigh in a second direction different from the first direction,
• wherein each leg and the plate form a first U-shape and define a first opening between the plate and the foot sized to receive a head of a hand tool, and the legs and the plate form a second U-shape and define a second opening between the legs to receive a handle of a hand tool.

A harness assembly for carrying a hand tool, the harness assembly comprising:

• a wearable support arranged to extend across a wearer's body;
• and
• a loop toolholder attachable to the wearable support, the loop toolholder comprising:
• a planar base defining a pair of slots through the planar base and one or more apertures;
• a clip coupled with the planar base at the pair of slots;
• and
• one or more tool loops coupled with the planar base at the one or more apertures.