Patent ID: 11857064
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A tool attachment system, comprising:
a receiver configured to attach to a belt of a user, the receiver comprising a channel;
a tool attachment device configured to be releasably coupled to the receiver, the tool attachment device comprising:
a body;
a locking mechanism protruding from the body, the locking mechanism locking the tool attachment device against separation from the receiver when the locking mechanism is in a locked position; and
a mating structure protruding outward from the body and configured to slidably engage the channel of the receiver;

an actuator coupled to the tool attachment device; and
a pouch coupled below the body of the tool attachment device, the pouch configured to support a tool;
wherein the channel of the receiver is sized to slidably receive the mating structure such that the tool attachment device is supported from the receiver;
wherein the actuator is configured to move the locking mechanism to an unlocked position when a force is applied to the actuator, and wherein, when the locking mechanism in the unlocked position, the tool attachment device is slidable relative to the receiver such that the mating structure can move upward and out of the channel of the receiver to release the tool attachment device from the receiver;
wherein a lower end of the actuator is located below the mating structure and above the pouch.