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US 5,511,703 AGranted
Tradesman's tool belt
AssigneeW.G.H., Inc.
InventorWayne R. Ryerson
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Abstract
A tradesman's tool belt having integral back support. The belt has an elongated flexible member having a section sufficiently wide to effectively provide back support to a wearer. At least one tool pocket is mounted to the flexible member. Preferably, at least one tool pocket is angulated with respect to the longitudinal axis of the belt. Tools mounted in the angulated tool pockets tend to be retained therein when the tradesman is crouching, crawling or bending over and are, overall, easily accessible.
Claims14
A tool belt, comprising:
- an elongated, flexible member having a pair of opposed ends, said member having a longitudinal axis, an inner surface and an outer surface;
- means for locking the ends of the member together;
- means for supporting a wearer's back extending from the flexible member and having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the back support means comprises at least one section of the elongated member which is sufficiently wide to effectively provide support to a wearer's back;
- and,
- a plurality of molded tool pockets fixedly mounted to the outer surface of the elongated member such that the pockets are stationary with respect to the elongated member wherein at least one of the tool pockets is positioned entirely between said upper edge and said lower edge of said back support means and is angulated at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and wherein each tool pocket comprises a member having an open mouth, a closed bottom, and a cavity for receiving tools, wherein the tool pocket is molded such that the it corresponds to the shape of a particular tool.
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A tool belt, comprising:
- an elongated, flexible member having a pair of opposed ends, said member having a longitudinal axis, an inner surface and an outer surface;
- means for locking the ends of the member together;
- means for supporting a wearer's back extending from the flexible member and having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the back support means comprises at least one section of the elongated member which is sufficiently wide to effectively provide support to a wearer's back;
- and,
- a plurality of molded tool pockets fixedly mounted to the outer surface of the elongated member such that the pockets are stationary with respect to the elongated member wherein at least one of the tool pockets is positioned entirely between said upper edge and said lower edge of said back support means and is angulated at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and wherein each tool pocket comprises a member having an open mouth, a closed bottom, and a cavity for receiving tools, wherein the tool pocket is molded such that it corresponds to the shape of a particular tool;
- and,
- at least one tool pouch fixedly mounted to the outer surface of the elongated member.
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A tool belt, comprising:
- an elongated flexible member having a pair of opposed ends, said member having a longitudinal axis, an inner surface and an outer surface;
- means for locking the ends of the member together;
- means for supporting a wearer's back extending from the flexible member and having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the back support means comprises at least one section of the elongated member which is sufficiently wide to effectively provide support to a wearer's back;
- and,
- at least one tool pouch fixedly mounted to the outer surface of the elongated member such that the pouch is stationary with respect to the elongated member positioned entirely between said upper edge and said lower edge of said back support means and angulated at an acute angle with respect to said longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.