Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-18
2001-02-27
Cronin, Stephen K. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
C224S271000, C224S904000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06193119
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention.
The present invention relates generally to the field of personal tool holders and, more particularly, to a belt mounted holder which has a scabbard for receiving a common type of carpenter's tool.
II. Description of the Related Art.
As is well known, there are many types of tool holders which working persons utilize to maintain various tools close by the body for ease of use. Typically, it is quite easy to mislay small tools which are frequently used by a working person, and it has been found that to have a particular means for maintaining the tools with the person proves quite valuable in both saving time in looking for a mislaid tool and in preventing the possibility of a lost tool. For instance, carpenters typically will have a belt which will have a loop for holding hammers and like accessories, and very possibly will have holders which will maintain measuring tapes and other small implements to the tool belt. Electricians and like trades typically utilize pouches which hold specialized tools of the trade, and these pouches are typically affixed to a belt warn by the working person.
It has been found that there is a need for a tool holder as contemplated in the present invention which is inexpensive and is of such simplicity that a typical carpenter's square may be maintained therein on a belt worn by the working person.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention and the contemplated problems which have and continue to exist in this field, objectives of this invention are to provide a tool holder which is simple to manufacture, is of low cost, is easily worn by the user and will hold a standard tool for ease of use by the user, yet will allow the tool to be easily removed for use and then returned to the scabbard for storage and be retained in the scabbard securely.
This invention accomplishes the above and other objectives to hold a tool such as a carpenter's square which has a flat planar surface with multiple edges, and has attached to one of the edges a perpendicularly mounted planar flange. The flange of the tool has a detent recess therein to cooperate with a button detent in the scabbard. The scabbard is mounted to a carrying sheath by means of a pintle and gudgeon attachment to allow free rotation of the scabbard for ease of manipulation by the user. The scabbard is a generally hollow elongated rectangular configured member wherein the flange of the tool slides into the hollow interior of the scabbard and slides down through a slot in one wall of the scabbard until the detent recess impinges upon the button detent to thereby secure the tool within the scabbard. The scabbard detent means may take several configurations, but mainly will be effective in using a leaf detent button mechanism or a self-contained spring loaded button detent mechanism.
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Cronin Stephen K.
Hinkle & Associates, PC
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