Tool holder
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1. A tool holder apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a backing member having a front surface, back surface and side surfaces interconnecting the front surface and back surface, said back surface including a concave curvature extending between the side surfaces of said backing member, wherein said concave curvature is further formed and oriented on said back surface to thereby partially surround a hip of a user when hung at the waist of the user;
a tool holder including an opening to receive a tool, said tool holder having an engaging portion of the tool holder capable of containing and contacting a portion of the tool;
an extension member that interconnects said tool holder and said backing member in a spaced apart relation;
a belt hook extending from a back portion of said tool holder towards said backing member, said belt hook having an angled belt receiving end portion opposing said backing member, and said belt hook having a belt retaining recess portion opposing said backing member, wherein said belt retaining recess portion is adaptable to retain a belt between said backing member and said back portion of said tool holder;
a cover;
a first hinge having an upper half of the first hinge formed in a bottom side of the cover and a lower half of the first hinge formed in a top edge of the tool holder; and
a second hinge having an upper half of the second hinge formed in a top side of the cover and a lower half of the second hinge formed in the top edge of the tool holder.
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Abstract
A tool holder is described, that is suitable for securely holding a variety of tools within the holder. The tool holder of the invention is particularly well suited for holding a variety of cordless power tools, hammers, squares or other loose tool objects. The apparatus may include a saddle member that partially clamps around the handle of a tool.
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13 Claims
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1. A tool holder apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a backing member having a front surface, back surface and side surfaces interconnecting the front surface and back surface, said back surface including a concave curvature extending between the side surfaces of said backing member, wherein said concave curvature is further formed and oriented on said back surface to thereby partially surround a hip of a user when hung at the waist of the user; a tool holder including an opening to receive a tool, said tool holder having an engaging portion of the tool holder capable of containing and contacting a portion of the tool; an extension member that interconnects said tool holder and said backing member in a spaced apart relation; a belt hook extending from a back portion of said tool holder towards said backing member, said belt hook having an angled belt receiving end portion opposing said backing member, and said belt hook having a belt retaining recess portion opposing said backing member, wherein said belt retaining recess portion is adaptable to retain a belt between said backing member and said back portion of said tool holder; a cover; a first hinge having an upper half of the first hinge formed in a bottom side of the cover and a lower half of the first hinge formed in a top edge of the tool holder; and a second hinge having an upper half of the second hinge formed in a top side of the cover and a lower half of the second hinge formed in the top edge of the tool holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A tool holder apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a backing member having a front surface and a back surface, wherein a perimeter of said front surface and back surface define a length and width of said backing member, wherein the back surface includes a concave curvature oriented along the width of the backing member such that vertices of curves of the curvature align together along an axis extending between a top and bottom of the backing member; a tool holder including an opening to receive a tool, said tool holder including an engaging portion of the tool holder, said engaging portion capable of surrounding and contacting a portion of the tool; an extension member that interconnects said tool holder and said backing member in a spaced relation; a belt hook extending from a back portion of said tool holder towards said backing member, said belt hook having an angled belt receiving end portion opposing said backing member, and said belt hook having a belt retaining recess portion adaptable to retain a belt in the belt retaining recess portion, wherein said angled belt receiving end portion directs the belt towards the belt receiving recess portion; tabs extending from said backing member towards said tool holder, wherein said tabs are capable of restricting flexure of a lower portion of said tool holder towards said backing member; and a cover having a first set of hinge members extending from a first side of the cover and the cover further includes a second set of hinge members extending from a second side of the cover.
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7. A tool holder apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a backing member having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface includes a concave curvature having a length and width wherein the width of the concave curvature aligns with a width of said backing member; a holder including sides, ends, a closed bottom and an open top, wherein an open interior of said holder is bounded by said sides, end, bottom and top; an extension member that interconnects said holder and said backing member in a spaced relation; a belt hook extending from a back portion of said holder towards said backing member, said belt hook having an angled belt receiving end portion opposing said backing member, and said belt hook having a belt retaining recess portion adaptable to retain a belt between said backing member and said holder; and tabs extending from said backing member towards said holder, wherein said tabs are capable of restricting flexure of a lower portion of said holder towards said backing member; a cover adapted to engage and enclose the open top of said holder; a first hinge having an upper half of the first hinge formed in a bottom side of the cover and a lower half of the first hinge formed in a top edge of the holder; and a second hinge having an upper half of the second hinge formed in a top side of the cover and a lower half of the second hinge formed in the top edge of the holder. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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