US 6,880,794 B1Granted

Universal tool holder

OwnerPeter P. Kahninventor

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Abstract

A universal tool holder for carrying a tool or other article, for example, a cordless drill, nail gun, hammer or shovel is provided comprising a stretchable cord that is formed into a looped end and adapted to be wrapped about the handle of a tool in such a manner that it tightly engages the tool, and a second end having a retainable object, such as a ball, that is configured to be safely and securely held within a retaining receiver. The retaining receiver is in the form of a socket-type receiver configured to correspond to the geometrical shape of the retainable object such it can removably secure the retainable object. The socket-shaped retaining receiver can be incorporated into a variety of articles usefull in carrying and storing tools, including a belt clip, a wall mounting implement or a ladder mounting implement. By integrating the retaining receiver into such a variety of articles, any tool carried by the universal tool holder can be removably secured to the retaining receiver, thereby enabling a user to suspend the tool from a belt clip, ladder or wall.

A universal tool holder for removably attaching and carrying a tool, comprising:

a. a stretchable cord having first end and a second end;
b. a frusto-conical locking spacer having a proximal end, a distal end and a central opening, said distal end having a first outer diameter;
c. a retainable object having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture having a diameter corresponding to said first outer diameter of said distal end;
d. a crimped locking element;
e. a looped end, said looped end formed by inserting said first and second ends of said stretchable cord into said proximal end of said locking spacer, through said central opening of said locking spacer and out said distal end of said locking spacer such that said first and second ends of said stretchable cord are positioned outside said distal end, and
f. a terminal end, said terminal end formed by passing said retainable object over said first and second ends of said stretchable cord and onto said distal end of said locking spacer and introducing said crimped locking element over said first and second ends of said stretchable cord in such a manner that said first and second ends of said stretchable cord cannot be pulled back through said locking spacer and said retainable object is disposed at said terminal end,
wherein said universal tool holder is removably attached to a tool by wrapping said looped end about a portion of a tool and over said retainable object at said terminal, and
wherein a retaining receiver having a main section with an inner surface and an open bottom surface is provided, said retainable object having an outer surface conforming to said inner surface and bottom surface of said retaining receiver, such that said retainable object can be introduced and removably secured within said retaining receiver in such a manner that when said retainable object is secured within said retaining receiver, said locking spacer and said looped end being disposed below said open bottom surface and a tool attached to said universal tool holder can be suspended from said retaining receiver.

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Application

10/716,541Filed 20 Nov 2003

Granted

19 Apr 2005

Term ends

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Classification12 codes

B25H 3/00
Storage means or arrangements for workshops facilitating access to, or handling of
A45F 5/02
Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping: fastening articles to the garment
A47F 5/0006
Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features: hangers for hanging articles on bars, tringles, bracket arms or…
E06C 7/143
Holders for pails or other equipment on or for ladders: specially adapted to be inserted into the end of a hollow rung

Abstract

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