Holding unit
First Claim
1. A holding unit for holding a tool and the like, said holding unit having first and second opposite faces, being elongate in a longitudinal direction thereof, and having a thickness that is everywhere substantially less than its longitudinal and transverse dimensions, said holding unit comprising:
- a holding portion for holding a tool and comprising a plurality of resilient thin plates disposed substantially in a ring so as to form a central hole, said plates being separated by a plurality of slits extending substantially radially from said central hole toward an outer margin of said holding portion; and
a mounting portion for attaching said holding portion to an article, said mounting portion comprising a belt extending longitudinally of said holding unit, there being an elongated mounting hold through said mounting portion, disposed between said belt and said holding portion and extending transversely of said holding unit,said belt comprising a plurality of teeth formed on opposite sides thereof corresponding to said first and second opposite faces of said holding unit,there being an elongate recess formed in a face of said mounting portion corresponding to one of said first and second opposite faces of said holding unit, said elongate recess being spaced from and substantially parallel to said elongated mounting hole, a shelf member being disposed between said elongated mounting hole and said elongate recess and being substantially coextensive in length with said elongate recess, wherein said shelf member is integral with said mounting portion at first and second transverse ends of said shelf member,said shelf member comprising means for engaging said belt when said belt is passed through said elongated mounting hole and for retaining said belt in said elongated mounting hole.
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Abstract
A holding unit for holding one or a plurality of tools and articles comprising a holding portion having resilient thin plates or segments divided by a plurality of radially extended slits at a predetermined angular distance and arranged in a ring or in an elliptical form, the envelope of the extreme open edge of each segment forming a hole, a mounting portion which may be formed in various different shapes, such as a belt member, one or more resilient detent members, etc. According to one embodiment of the holding unit, when an article to be held is inserted into the hole formed by the envelope of the extreme edge of each thin plate segments divided by the radially extended slits, the article thus inserted is firmly gripped by the periphery of the thin plate segments, thus enabling an article to be held therein or to be removed therefrom.
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1. A holding unit for holding a tool and the like, said holding unit having first and second opposite faces, being elongate in a longitudinal direction thereof, and having a thickness that is everywhere substantially less than its longitudinal and transverse dimensions, said holding unit comprising:
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a holding portion for holding a tool and comprising a plurality of resilient thin plates disposed substantially in a ring so as to form a central hole, said plates being separated by a plurality of slits extending substantially radially from said central hole toward an outer margin of said holding portion; and a mounting portion for attaching said holding portion to an article, said mounting portion comprising a belt extending longitudinally of said holding unit, there being an elongated mounting hold through said mounting portion, disposed between said belt and said holding portion and extending transversely of said holding unit, said belt comprising a plurality of teeth formed on opposite sides thereof corresponding to said first and second opposite faces of said holding unit, there being an elongate recess formed in a face of said mounting portion corresponding to one of said first and second opposite faces of said holding unit, said elongate recess being spaced from and substantially parallel to said elongated mounting hole, a shelf member being disposed between said elongated mounting hole and said elongate recess and being substantially coextensive in length with said elongate recess, wherein said shelf member is integral with said mounting portion at first and second transverse ends of said shelf member, said shelf member comprising means for engaging said belt when said belt is passed through said elongated mounting hole and for retaining said belt in said elongated mounting hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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