Patent ID: 6179185
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A45F,B25H,Y10S

Abstract:
An improved tool pouch that may be slidably inserted onto a tool belt so that it can be worn around the waist of a user, the improvement comprising:a substrate comprised of a top portion, a bottom, a front, a back and a back top, said top portion thereof being folded over and permanently affixed to the back thereof proximate the back top so as to create an elongated belt loop, said elongated belt loop having a first open end and a second open end, such that the tool pouch may be slideably inserted onto said belt by threading the belt through one open end and out the other open end,a plurality of open pockets affixed to the front of said substrate for carrying tools and other items from place to place, anda handle formed of a first end and a second end which are permanently affixed transversely to the back of said elongated belt loop, wherein said first end of said handle is affixed at an area near said first open end of said elongated belt loop and said second end of said handle is affixed at an area near said second open end of said elongated belt loop, said handle extending above said substrate to define a handle opening substantially sized to receive only the hand of a user while said pouch is being worn or carried by a user whereby regardless of whether the tool pouch is placed on or off of the belt, the tool pouch and its contents may be taken from place to place in an upright position by grabbing said handle.