Patent ID: 9649762
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B25H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A tool holder comprising: a sleeve member having a generally cylindrical sidewall with an open end and a closed end and made of a flexible and resilient material, wherein the sleeve member is adapted to receive a non-working end of a hand tool inserted into the open end along a central longitudinal axis; a tether connector coupled to the closed end of the sleeve member; and at least one feature made of a flexible and resilient material selected from the group consisting of (i) at least one tab having a body portion connected to the open end of the generally cylindrical sidewall and extending to a foot portion connected to the body portion, wherein the tab extends away from both the open end and the closed end of the sidewall in a direction generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and (ii) at least one suction cup on an inside surface of the sidewall.