Tool holder
US4106679A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45F5/1575
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tool holder particularly suited for carrying a hammer or a hatchet from a wearer's waist belt includes a tool suspension arrangement joined to a waist belt suspended pliant pad. The tool suspension arrangement comprises a pivot rod extending normally from and joined to the pad and a protruding support element. Spaced apart end portions of the support element are riveted to the pad and a forward portion of the support element spaced apart from the pad supports the pivot rod. A swivelable pivot rod supported element includes a lower clip portion engaging a laterally extendable tool loop in frictionally pivotable relationship. The tool loop is movable from a position substantially flush with the pad avoiding inconvenient interference to the wearer, to a tool suspending position extending laterally from the pad. For use, the tool loop is rotated from the flush position to the extended position. The shaft of an implement such as a hammer is placed through the tool loop with the crosspiece of the hammer being suspended therefrom. The tool loop swivels about the pivot rod to maintain the hammer in a generally upright position, even though bending over by the wearer tilts the waistbelt s…
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