US 5,842,620 A · Belt-mounted tool holder device

Abstract

A belt-mounted tool holder device includes a support plate defining a pair of spaced apart slots for receiving therethrough a belt of a wearer, a holder member fixedly attached to the support plate and extending outwardly therefrom, and a cup attached to an outer end of the holder member for receiving a portion of a tool therein. An inner end of the holder member is fixedly attached to one of the opposite sides of the support plate below the spaced apart slots defined by the support plate. The holder member extends outwardly from the support plate at an angle lying within a range of from about 15.degree. above to about 15.degree. below a line extending perpendicular to the support plate. The cup is attached to the outer end of the holder member and has a bottom wall and an annular sidewall attached to a periphery of the bottom wall and extending upwardly therefrom. The annular sidewall defines an interior cavity and a top opening for receiving the portion of the tool into the interior cavity of the cup.

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Dependent claims

A belt-mounted tool holder device, comprising:

(a) a support body;
(b) means for removably securing said support body to a belt of a wearer;
(c) a holder member having opposite inner and outer ends, said holder member being fixedly attached at said inner end to said support body and extending outwardly therefrom to said opposite outer end;
and
(d) a cup fixedly attached to said outer end of said holder member and defining an interior cavity having a diameter and for receiving a portion of a tool therein, said holder member having a length extending from said support body to said cup at least twice said diameter of said interior cavity of said cup to thereby displace said cup a sufficient distance away from the wearer so as to allow adequate space above the holder member between said support body and cup for any number of different tools to be inserted within and overlie said cup and extend through said space above said holder member between said cup and support plate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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