Patent ID: 7841468
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
1. An accessory holder comprising: a first clamshell portion; a second clamshell portion; a living hinge joining the first and second clamshell for moving the first clamshell portion between a first position adjacent to the second clamshell portion wherein the first clamshell portion and the second clamshell portion define a first compartment for holding a first accessory for a rotary tool and a second position wherein the first clamshell portion is spaced apart from the second clamshell; a latch assembly having a first latch portion located on the first clamshell portion and a second latch portion located on the second clamshell portion for latching the first clamshell portion with the second clamshell portion when the first clamshell portion is in the first position; and a cover for holding the first clamshell portion in the first position, wherein the first compartment comprises a first opening through which a portion of the first accessory may extend, wherein the cover comprises a transparent material, such that when the first clamshell portion is held in the first position and the first accessory extends out of the first opening, the first accessory is covered by and viewable through the cover, wherein the living hinge is configured such that when the first clamshell portion is in the first position, the living hinge defines a hanger, wherein the living hinge joins a first side of the first clamshell portion and a first side of the second clamshell portion, and wherein the first opening is located at a second side of the first clamshell portion and a second side of the second clamshell portion.