Tool holder for holding multiple tools of different sizes

• US 10,723,014 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2012
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wagic, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Wagic, Inc.
• Inventors: Gallegos, Robert J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stashick, Anthony D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Collins, Raven
• Application Number:
  US13/472,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20130306508A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,996 Days
• Field of Search: 206370, 206377, 206382, 206378, 81440
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 3/003 Holders for drill bits or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 15/00 Attaching articles to cards, sheets, strings, webs, or other carriers

Abstract

A tool holder for holding one or more tools when not being used. The tool holder comprises one or more tool holder bodies having one or more slots for receiving a tool. In order to couple a tool with the tool holder, a tool holder body is rotated to an open position and the tool is inserted into one of the one or more slots. Then, the tool holder body is rotated back to a closed position. The tool is securely held within the tool holder body and is not removable when the tool holder body is in the closed position. In some embodiments, the tool holder is configured to hold a L-shaped hexagonal or round tool. A plurality of tool holder bodies are able to be coupled together in order to hold multiple tools of different sizes.

Claims

1. A tool holder comprising:

a. a body having a first slot for receiving a first tool, a second slot for simultaneously receiving an oppositely faced second tool, and an aperture passing through the body of the tool holder, wherein the aperture receives a rotation mechanism which couples the tool holder body to one or more additional tool holder bodies and enables the body to rotate with respect to the one or more additional tool holder bodies, wherein the body rotates between an open position and a closed position and wherein the first tool and the oppositely faced second tool are removable in the open position and not removable in the closed position; and

b. a first supporting member extending above the body for supporting a portion of the first tool not received within the first slot and a second oppositely faced supporting member extending above the body for supporting a portion of the second tool not received within the second slot, wherein the first and second slots pass through the body of the tool holder.

2. The tool holder of claim 1 wherein the first and second slots are different sizes.

3. The tool holder of claim 1 wherein the aperture is positioned on a different side of the body than the first and second slots.

4. The tool holder of claim 1 wherein the tools fit within the plurality of supporting members.

5. The tool holder of claim 1 wherein the tool holder is configured for holding L-shaped hexagonal or round tools.

6. The tool holder of claim 1 wherein the tool holder holds the tools when the tool is not being used.

7. A tool holder for holding a plurality of tools comprising:

a. a plurality of tool holder bodies for receiving a tool, wherein one or more of the plurality of tool holder bodies comprise an aperture comprising a rotation mechanism for coupling the plurality of tool holder bodies together and for separately rotating about a point offset from a first end and a second end of the tool holder bodies, wherein the plurality of tool holder bodies rotate between an open position and a closed position and wherein a tool and an oppositely faced tool are removable in the open position and not removable in the closed position, each of the plurality of tool holder bodies comprising a first slot for receiving the tool and a first supporting member extending above the body for supporting a portion of the tool not received within the first slot, a second slot for simultaneously receiving the oppositely faced tool and a second supporting member extending above the body for supporting a portion of the tool not received within the first slot, wherein the first and second slots pass through each of the tool holder bodies.

8. The tool holder of claim 7 wherein the one or more holder bodies are rotatable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein a tool is not removable from the tool holder body when the tool holder body is in the closed position.

10. The tool holder of claim 7 wherein the one or more tool holder bodies rotate by means of a slot and a rod.

12. The tool holder of claim 7 wherein the one or more holder bodies are configured to hold differently sized tools.

13. The tool holder of claim 7 wherein the one or more holder bodies are configured for holding a L-shaped hexagonal or round tool.

14. The tool holder of claim 7 wherein the tool holder holds a tool when the tool is not being used.

9. A tool holder for holding a plurality of tools comprising:

a plurality of tool holder bodies for receiving a tool, wherein one or more of the plurality of tool holder bodies comprise an aperture comprising a rotation mechanism for coupling the plurality of tool holder bodies together and for separately rotating about a point offset from a first end and a second end of the tool holder bodies, wherein the plurality of tool holder bodies rotate between an open position and a closed position and wherein a first tool and an oppositely faced second tool are removable in the open position and not removable in the closed position, each of the plurality of tool holder bodies comprising a first slot and a first supporting member extending above the tool holder bodies for receiving the first tool and a second slot and a second oppositely faced supporting member extending above the tool holder bodies for simultaneously receiving the oppositely faced second tool, wherein the first and second slots pass through the body of the tool holder, and wherein the plurality of holder bodies rotate about a pivot pin.

11. The tool holder of claim 9 wherein the tool fits within the one or more supporting members.

15. A method of removably coupling a tool with a tool holder, comprising:

a. rotating one or more tool holders using a rotation mechanism received by an aperture comprising the rotation mechanism passing through the tool holder bodies and to an open position, wherein the one or more tool holders rotate with respect to one or more additional tool holders;

b. inserting a first tool into a first slot and a first supporting member of the one or more tool holders, wherein the first supporting member extends above a body of the tool holder for supporting a portion of the first tool not received within the first slot;

c. inserting a second tool into a second slot and a second oppositely faced supporting member of the one or more tool holders, wherein the second supporting member extends above the body of the tool holder for supporting a portion of the second tool not received within the first slot, wherein the first and second slots pass through the body of the tool holder; and

d. rotating the one or more tool holders to a closed position.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the tool holder is configured for holding a L-shaped hexagonal or round tool.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the tool is not removable when the tool holder is in the closed position.

18. A tool holder comprising:

a. a plurality of tool holder bodies, each having a first slot and a first supporting member for receiving a first tool, extending above the tool holder body for supporting a portion of the first tool not received within the first slot, a second slot and a second supporting member for receiving a second oppositely faced second tool, wherein the second supporting member extends above the body of the tool holder for supporting a portion of the second tool not received within the first slot, and an aperture passing through the tool holder body, wherein the first and second slots pass through the body of the tool holder, and

wherein the plurality of tool holder bodies are coupled together by a rotation mechanism and are separately rotatable about the rotation mechanism received by the aperture, wherein the plurality of tool holder bodies rotate between an open position and a closed position and wherein the first tool and the oppositely faced second tool are removable in the open position and not removable in the closed position.

19. A tool holder comprising:

a. a first body having a first slot for receiving a first tool and a first supporting member for supporting a portion of the first tool not received within the first slot and a second slot for receiving a second tool and a fourth supporting member for supporting a portion of the second tool not received within the second slot, wherein the second tool and the second supporting member oppositely face the first tool and the first supporting member, wherein the first and second slots pass through the body of the tool holder;

b. a second body having a third slot for receiving a third tool and a third supporting member for supporting a portion of the third tool not received within the third slot and a fourth slot for receiving a fourth tool and a fourth supporting member for supporting a portion of the fourth tool not received within the fourth slot wherein the fourth tool and the fourth supporting member oppositely face the third tool and the third supporting member, wherein the fourth tool is held in an oppositely facing orientation from the third tool; and

c. a supporting rod coupled to the first body and the second body for coupling the first body to the second body and allowing the first body and the second body to rotate about the supporting rod, wherein the supporting rod is received by an aperture that passes through the first body and the second body, wherein the aperture receives a rotation mechanism which enables the first body and the second body to rotate with respect to one another, wherein the first body and the second body rotate between an open position and a closed position and wherein the first tool, the second tool, the third tool and the fourth tool are removable in the open position and not removable in the closed position.