Patent · US Expired

Hand tool retaining device

US6237822A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1999
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S224/904
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hand tool retaining device has an elongate backing element, a base element and an elongate guide element having an elongate slot disposed along the backing element. The guide element is disposed along the backing element such that a hand tool can be disposed against the backing element with the head of the hand tool resting upon the base element, with the handle of the hand tool disposed parallel to and contiguous with the backing element and the with head of the hand tool disposed within the slot. An optional retaining clip can be used to removably retain the tool within the retaining device.

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