Multiple tool holder assembly

An article of manufacture for releasably holding handled objects, characterized by an elongated support bracket adapted to be horizontally mounted on a substantially vertical wall, said support bracket is extruded from a polymeric material into a squared-C cross-section to define a pair of horizontally extending channels each sized to receive a respective flange extending from opposite edges of a base member, an object holding device comprising a base member having an inclined slot, fixed and movable gripping means extending from said base member for producing a gripping force on the handle of said object when placed between said fixed and movable means, and spacer means for spacing the base member from the support bracket, said movable gripping means being supported and rotatable in said slot to produce a gravity operated movement toward and away from said fixed gripping means in a direction inclined to the fixed gripping means, said movable gripping means comprising a cylndrical shaft journalled in said slot and having an end portion in the space defined by the spacer means, flanges on said base member to retain and permit the holding device to be selectively positioned at any desired horizontal position defined by the mounted bracket, stop means for preventing the object holding device from being inadvertently removed from said support bracket, said stop means including fastener means extending through the spacer means and the support bracket for immovably fastening the object holding device to the wall, a second fixed gripping means cooperating with said movable gripping means for enhancing the gripping force on the handle, the first and second gripping means including first and second wall members each extending generally perpendicularly from the base member and the support bracket, the second wall member defining a plane inclined at the same angle as the slot to provide support for the movable gripping means, said first and second wall members each including one or more exterior ribs, said exterior ribs providing reinforcement to said first and second wall members.