Tool lanyard
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorIsidro M. Alanis
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Abstract
A tool having a lanyard, a tool member and structures for attaching the lanyard and the tool member. The attaching structures includes a pin that is engaged with the lanyard and the tool member. The tool defines an opening having a bore contiguous with the opening for receiving the pin. The opening is a slot and a pair of opposed first engaging surfaces define the slot and engaging portions of the loop to maintain the pin within the slot and bore. A lanyard including a loop received by the opening, the loop defining an eyelet receiving the pin to secure the lanyard to the tool member. Also disclosed is a method for releasably attaching a lanyard to a tool member.
Claims13
A tool comprising:
- a tool member defining an opening;
- a pin;
- the tool member defines a bore contiguous with the opening for receiving the pin, the opening is a slot, the tool member includes a pair of opposed first engaging surfaces defining the slot and engaging portions of a loop to maintain the pin within the slot and bore, wherein the first engaging surfaces are tapered, and
- a lanyard including a loop received by the opening, the loop defining an eyelet receiving the pin to secure the lanyard to the tool member, at least a portion of the loop being retained in the opening with the pin extending through the loop and the pin being retained inside of the bore.
A lanyard and retainer for use with a tool comprising:
- a lanyard,
- a retainer,
- a tool having a wall and including a slot and a bore in the wall for receiving and retaining at least a portion of the lanyard and retainer therein, the bore extending along only a portion of the slot, the lanyard and retainer being engageable in the slot provided on the inside of the tool generally by inserting a portion of the lanyard through the slot in the tool and positioning the portion of the lanyard on the inside of the tool, the retainer extending through the bore and extending through only a portion of the slot;
- the retainer engaging the lanyard;
- and
- at least a portion of the lanyard in the slot of the tool retaining the retainer generally within the tool.
A method for releasably attaching a lanyard to a tool member, the method comprising:
- providing a lanyard;
- providing a loop in at least a portion of the lanyard;
- inserting the loop of a lanyard through a slot defined by the tool member and into a void defined by the tool member, the void being defined on an inside of the tool member such that the lanyard extends from outside the tool member into the void on the inside of the tool member,
- inserting a pin into an eyelet defined by the loop;
- pulling the lanyard from outside the tool member so that the pin is received within the slot and a bore defined on an inside surface of the tool member generally in the void and contiguous with the slot;
- retaining the pin and at least a portion of the lanyard in the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.