Hand-held tool holder
OwnerPeter P. Kahninventor
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Abstract
A simple and sturdy holder for hand-held tools comprising a belt clip for attachment to a user's belt, an angled hook which is retained at one end by the belt clip and a strap member for securely retaining a hand-held tool. Attachment of the strap member to the belt clip permits the thus-held tool to be carried conveniently by the workman without requiring the use of his hands. Ideally, the belt clip may be manufactured in standardized lengths to permit the use of the tool holder with belts of varying, common widths. An optional cushioning device may be used to provide padding against the body of the workman and, thereby, to improve comfort.
Claims9
A tool holder adapted for carrying a tool, comprising
- (1) a belt clip having an upper end, a lower end and a belt clip body therebetween;
- (2) a hook member having a first end, a second end terminating into a “J” shaped hook, said first end adapted to be permanently affixed to said belt clip;
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- (3) a strap member having a first end provided with an opening adapted to be introduced over said “J” shaped hook member, a second end provided with at least one aperture, and a strap body between said first end and said second end, said strap body having a first width, said first end having a second width which is greater than said first width of said strap body and said second end having a third width which is greater than said first width of said strap body, and said at least one aperture in said second end having a diameter less than the width of said first end of said strap member, such that said first end of said strap member can be twist-threaded through said at least one aperture of said second end,
- wherein, said strap member is secured to a tool by tightly wrapping said strap member about a tool and twist-threading said first end of said strap member through one of said at least one aperture of said second end, thereby enabling the thus-secured tool to be depended from said hook member of said tool holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.