Patent ID: 6446341
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A tool holder and tools combination, comprising:a base including a first end and a second end, the base including a compartment for receiving a service tool when not in use, the service tool including an end having an engaging hole and a slit extended from the engaging hole to the end of the service tool; a head formed on the second end of the base; a fixing seat pivotally mounted to the head, the fixing seat including an engaging groove for securely holding the end of the service tool; a latch member slidably mounted in the head; a push pin slidably mounted in the head and having a first end secured to an end of the latch member to move therewith and a second end for manual operation, the engaging hole of the service tool having an inner diameter greater than a diameter of the push pin and greater than a maximum diameter of the end of the latch member yet smaller than a remaining portion of the latch member, the slit having a width that is smaller than the diameter of the push pin and smaller than the maximum diameter of the end of the latch member, the slit being widenable to an extent allowing passage of the push pin yet not allowing passage of the end of the latch member connected to the first end of the push pin; and means for biasing the end of the latch member to a position received in the engaging hole of the service tool, thereby preventing removal of the service tool; the end of the service tool being forcibly inserted into the engaging groove of the fixing seat; the end of the latch member comprising a guide face for guiding the end of the service tool and for widening the slit of the service tool when the end of the service tool is forcibly inserted into the engaging groove of the fixing seat, and the latch pin being moved to urge the push member to a position for passing through the slit into the engaging hole of the service tool; and the push pin being manually operable to move the end of the latch member out of the engaging hole of the service tool, thereby allowing removal of the service tool from the fixing seat.