Belt clip

A device for supporting a tool from a belt comprising:

• (a) a generally U-shaped member including a curved central portion having a pair of spaced-apart opposite ends, a resilient first leg and a resilient second leg, the first and second legs being connected to the opposite ends of the central portion and extending generally downwardly therefrom with the first leg being removably connected to the curved central portion;
• (b) an end portion of the first leg positioned opposite the central portion and directed towards the second leg, the U-shaped member, and the first and second legs and the end portion defining a loop for receiving the belt;
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• (c) a curved member connected to the second leg opposite the central portion, the curved member including (i) a first section integral with and extending away from the second leg opposite the first leg and having a distal end that extends towards the central portion and (ii) a second section connected to the distal end of the first section and curving back towards the second leg and including a flange portion resiliently urged towards the second leg, whereby the curved member is adapted to support a tool, the tool being inserted and removed by disengaging the flange portion from the second leg without removal of the device from the belt.

A belt clip for supporting a tool from a belt comprising:

• (a) means for securing the clip on the belt including a loop for receiving the belt which comprises a curved central portion having opposite spaced-apart ends, a first leg and a second leg connected to the opposite spaced-apart ends of the central portion and extending in a generally parallel relationship therefrom, the first leg including means for adjusting the length of the loop defined by the curved central portion, the first and second legs and the end portion to receive belts of various widths, and the adjusting means including a top portion of the first leg integral with the curved central portion and a bottom portion of the first leg slidably connected to the top portion, the bottom portion including the end portion of the first leg;
• and an end portion of the first leg directed towards the second leg;
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• (b) means connected to the securing means for holding the tool in a stationary position whereby the tool can be released from the clip without removal of the clip from the belt.

A device for supporting a tool from a belt comprising:

• (a) a generally U-shaped member including a curved central portion having a pair of spaced-apart opposite ends, a resilient first leg and a resilient second leg, the first and second legs being connected to the opposite ends of the central portion and extending generally downwardly therefrom with the first leg including means for adjusting the length of the loop defined by the U-shaped member, the first and second legs and the end portion to receive belts of various widths;
• (b) an end portion of the first leg positioned opposite the central portion and directed towards the second leg, the U-shaped member, and the first and second legs and the end portion defining a loop for receiving the belt;
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• (c) a curved member connected to the second leg opposite the central portion, the curved member including (i) a first section integral with and extending away from the second leg opposite the first leg and having a distal end that extends towards the central portion and (ii) a second section connected to the distal end of the first section and curving back towards the second leg and including a flange portion resiliently urged towards the second leg, whereby the curved member is adapted to support a tool, the tool being inserted and removed by disengaging the flange portion from the second leg without removal of the device from the belt.