Patent ID: 6880794
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A45F,A47F,B25H,E06C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A universal tool holder for removably attaching and carrying a tool, comprising: a. a stretchable cord having first end and a second end; b. a frusto-conical locking spacer having a proximal end, a distal end and a central opening, said distal end having a first outer diameter; c. a retainable object having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture having a diameter corresponding to said first outer diameter of said distal end; d. a crimped locking element; e. a looped end, said looped end formed by inserting said first and second ends of said stretchable cord into said proximal end of said locking spacer, through said central opening of said locking spacer and out said distal end of said locking spacer such that said first and second ends of said stretchable cord are positioned outside said distal end, and f. a terminal end, said terminal end formed by passing said retainable object over said first and second ends of said stretchable cord and onto said distal end of said locking spacer and introducing said crimped locking element over said first and second ends of said stretchable cord in such a manner that said first and second ends of said stretchable cord cannot be pulled back through said locking spacer and said retainable object is disposed at said terminal end, wherein said universal tool holder is removably attached to a tool by wrapping said looped end about a portion of a tool and over said retainable object at said terminal, and wherein a retaining receiver having a main section with an inner surface and an open bottom surface is provided, said retainable object having an outer surface conforming to said inner surface and bottom surface of said retaining receiver, such that said retainable object can be introduced and removably secured within said retaining receiver in such a manner that when said retainable object is secured within said retaining receiver, said locking spacer and said looped end being disposed below said open bottom surface and a tool attached to said universal tool holder can be suspended from said retaining receiver.