Patent Publication Number: US-2022225708-A1

Title: Tool holder hand garment

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates generally to the field of tool holders of existing art and more specifically relates to a tool holder garment for wear on at least one hand. 
     RELATED ART 
     Hand-held tools enhance a person&#39;s abilities, and as such, many jobs and activities require the use of hand tools and corresponding accessories. For example, construction jobs require the use of screws, drill bits, marker tools such as pencils, screwdrivers, etc. When working on these jobs or activities, it is often difficult to hold the tools and accessories needed, particularly when the workers hands are in use, such as when using drills; or when the hands are required for balance, such as when using ladders. As such, workers often place tools and accessories in their pockets, in aprons, or on nearby surfaces. However, this is not ideal as the tools and accessories are hard to reach or are easily misplaced. As such, a suitable solution is desired. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known tool holder art, the present disclosure provides a novel tool holder hand garment. The general purpose of the present disclosure, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a hand garment for providing quick and easy access to tools needed to complete an activity or a job. 
     A tool holder is disclosed herein. The tool holder includes at least one garment being configured for wear on a hand of a user, and a cuff being configured for wear on a wrist of the user. The cuff may be attached to the garment-body. The at least one garment further may include a rear side relative to the hand of the user when worn and a palm side opposite the rear side and relative to the hand of the user when worn. A set of tool holding-means may be located about at least one of the garment-body and the cuff. The set of tool holding-means may be configured to attach a plurality of tools to said at least one of the garment-body and the cuff. The set of tool-holding means may include at least two fasteners each configured to attach at least one tool from the plurality of tools to the at least one garment. 
     According to another embodiment, a method of using a tool holder is also disclosed herein. The method of using a tool holder includes providing the tool holder as above; attaching the garment-body to the hand of the user and the cuff to the wrist of the user; attaching the plurality of tools to said at least one of the garment-body and the cuff via the at least two fasteners; and selectively using the plurality of tools, as desired. 
     For purposes of summarizing the invention, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been described herein. It is to be understood that not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any one particular embodiment of the invention. Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and methods of use for the present disclosure, a tool holder hand garment, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of the tool holder during an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a rear perspective view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 , illustrating a rear side of at least one garment being worn on a hand of a user, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a front perspective view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 , illustrating a palm side of the at least one garment being worn on the hand of the user and a plurality of tool-holding means, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a rear perspective view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 , illustrating the rear side of the at least one garment having tools and tool accessories attached thereto, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a front perspective view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 , illustrating palm sides of a pair of garments and digit-receiving sections including electrically conductive material, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a rear perspective view of the tool holder of  FIG. 1 , illustrating tool and tool accessories being attached to the pair of garments via a plurality of tool-holding means, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a flow diagram illustrating a method of using a tool holder, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     As discussed above, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a tool holder and more particularly to a tool holder hand garment as used to provide a wearer of the tool holder hand garment with easy and quick access to a plurality of tools and tool accessories needed for performing an activity or a job. 
     Generally, disclosed is a pair of garments including a plurality of essentials, such as would be useful for contractors and/or homeowner(s) (DIY&#39;s). For example, the pair of garments may include a pencil holder, a measuring tape, a laser measure device, a flashlight, a magnet to hold screws, screw drivers (Robertson and Philips and the like), pockets for drill bits, a holder for a knife, a pocket for pliers, a gooseneck flashlight, etc. The pair of garments may provide the wearer with essential items that people tend to forget or misplace. 
     The pair of garments may each include fasteners for attaching the same tools to each garment, or different tools to each garment. For example, in some embodiments, a left garment may include pockets and magnets for attaching the laser measure device, drill bits, screws, screwdrivers, and knives thereto. The right garment may include hook and loop fastener, pockets and clips for attaching pencils, laser pointer devices, tape measures and flashlights thereto. 
     Referring now more specifically to the drawings by numerals of reference, there is shown in  FIGS. 1-6 , various views of a tool holder  100 . 
       FIG. 1  shows a tool holder  100  during an ‘in-use’ condition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Here, the tool holder  100  may be beneficial for use by a user  10  to provide essential tools to the user  10  when needed. As illustrated, the tool holder  100  may include at least one garment  110  and a set of tool-holding means  120 . As shown, the at least one garment  110  may be configured for wear on a hand  5  of a user  10 . 
     Referring now to  FIGS. 2-6  showing various views of the tool holder  100  of  FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The at least one garment  110  may include a garment-body  112  being configured for wear on a hand  5  of a user  10  and a cuff  114  being configured for wear on a wrist  15  of the user  10 . The cuff  114  may include a glove-opening configured for allowing insertion of the hand  5  of the user  10  into an interior of the garment-body  112 . The cuff  114  may be attached to the garment-body  112 . Preferably, the cuff  114  may be pivotally-attached to the garment-body  112  to allow free movement of the wrist  15  relative to the hand  5 . For example, the cuff  114  may be attached to the garment-body  112  via small hinges  109 . The at least one garment  110  may be defined by a rear side  111  relative to the hand  5  of the user  10  when worn and a palm side  113  opposite the rear side  111  and relative to the hand  5  of the user  10  when worn. The at least one garment  110  may be a glove in some embodiments that is wearable over the hand  5 , as any other glove. In other embodiments, the at least one garment  110  may be attachable over the hand  5 . In this embodiment, the at least one garment  110  may be attached over a glove. 
     Further, the garment-body  112  may include a set digit-receiving sections  115 . The set of digit-receiving sections  115  may include five digit-receiving sections  115 : a thumb-section, an index finger-section, a middle finger-section, a ring finger-section and a little finger-section. In some embodiments, the digit-receiving sections  115  may not include sheaths for covering digits of the hand  5  of the user  10 , they may instead each include apertures for insertion of the digits therethrough (rather than completely encompassing the digits). This may be particularly useful in the embodiment which allows the at least one garment  110  to attach over a glove, so as to not inhibit movement of the digits. This may also prevent premature wearing of the at least one garment  110 . Further, the lack of the sheaths may allow use of a touchscreen via natural body capacitance. 
     In other embodiments, particularly the glove embodiment, the set of digit-receiving sections  115  may completely encompass digits of the hand  5  of the user  10 . For example, the set digit-receiving sections  115  may each include a sheath to cover the digits. In this embodiment, at least one digit-receiving section from the set of digit-receiving sections  115  may include also an electrically conductive material  116  configured for use with a touchscreen. Each of the digit-receiving sections  115  may include the electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material  116  may be located about a pad of each digit of the user  10  to enable ease of use with the touchscreen. In  FIG. 2 , the electrically conductive material  116  is shown to be a patch of circular material. It should be appreciated that this is for illustrative purposes and does not limit the electrically conductive material  116  to this particular configuration. 
     In some embodiments, the at least one garment  110  may include a pair of garments  117 . In this embodiment, the pair of garments  117  may each include a left garment  118  and a right garment  119 . As shown, each of the left garment  118  and the right garment  119  may include the garment-body  112 , the cuff  114 , the palm side  113 , the rear side  111  and, in in some embodiments, the set of digit-receiving sections  115 . 
     The set of tool holding-means  120  may be located about at least one of the garment-body  112  and the cuff  114 . The set of tool holding-means  120  may be located about the rear side  111  of the garment-body  112  so as not to obstruct or prevent use of the hand(s)  5  of the user  10 . The set of tool holding-means  120  may be configured to attach a plurality of tools  130  to the garment-body  112  and/or the cuff  114 . Further, preferably, the set of tool holding-means  120  may be configured to attach a plurality of tool-accessories  140  to the garment-body  112  and/or the cuff  114 . In some embodiments, to ensure maximum amount of storage space is used, the garment-body  110  may be extendable. 
     The set of tool-holding means  120  may include at least two fasteners  124 . Further, in some embodiments, the set of tool-holding means  130  may include at least one pocket  122 . The at least two fasteners  124  may each be configured to attach at least one tool from the plurality of tools  130 . The at least one pocket  122  may be configured to receive at least one tool from the plurality of tools  130  therein. It should be appreciated that “pocket” is contemplated to encompass any receptacle, slot, pouch, etc. that receives and retains an item therein. The at least one pocket  122  may be integral to the garment-body  112 . For example, the at least one pocket  122  may be formed from the garment-body  112 . In another embodiment, the at least one pocket  122  may be fastened to the garment-body  112 , such as via sewing. As shown, there may be a plurality of pockets attached about the garment-body  112 . 
     A variety of fasteners are contemplated for use with the tool holder  100 . For example, the at least two fasteners  124  may include at least one magnet  125 , and at least one clip  127 . The at least one magnet  125  may preferably be located about the cuff  114 , however the at least one magnet may be located on the garment-body  112  or there may be more than one magnet  125  attached about the at least one garment  110 . Additional fasteners  124  contemplated may include at least one hook and loop fastener assembly  128  (whereby hook material is attached to either the garment-body  112 , the cuff  114 , or the at least one tool/at least one tool accessory, and loop material is attached to the other of the garment-body  112 , the cuff  114  or the at least one tool/at least one tool accessory to mate the two surfaces together). As shown, the tool holder  100  may include all of the above listed fasteners  124 . However, it should be appreciated that the variety of fasteners  124  are not limited to the above listed and illustrated fasteners. For example, in some embodiments the at least two fasteners  124  may include a hook. 
     As above, the set of tool-holding means  120  may be configured to attach the plurality of tools  130  and the plurality of tool accessories  140  to the garment-body  112  and/or the cuff  114 , thus allowing easy access to the plurality of tools  130  and the plurality of tool accessories  140  for the user  10  of the at least one garment  110 . The plurality of tools  130  and the plurality of tool accessories  140  may include items that are typically needed by the user  10  when performing a job or activity and are easily misplaced. In some embodiments, at least one of the tools  130  and tool accessories  140  may be selectively attached and detached from the garment-body  112 . 
     The tools  130  and tool accessories  140  may be existing tools  130  and tool accessories  140  already owned by the user  10  and as such, the set of tool-holding means  120  may be sized to attach standard size tools  130  and accessories  140 . Alternatively, or in addition to this, the tools  130  and tool accessories  140  may be included in a kit along with the tool holder  100 . In this example, the tools  130  and tool accessories  140  may be made custom for the tool holder  100  to ensure they fit properly. In some embodiments, at least one of the tools  130  and tool accessories  140  may be integral to the garment-body  112  and/or the cuff  114 . For example, they may be permanently attached to the garment-body  112 . 
     As shown, the plurality of tools  130  may include at least one pencil  131 . The at least one pencil  131  may be attached between two digit-receiving sections  115  of the set of digit-receiving sections  115  such that the at least one pencil  131  is useable when attached to the garment-body  112 . For example, the at least one pencil  131  may be attached between the middle finger-section and the ring-finger section, allowing the user  10  to quickly locate the at least one pencil  131  and make quick markings. 
     In some embodiments, the at least one pencil  131  may include two pencils  131 . In this embodiment, one of the pencils  131  may be located about the index finger-section of the at least one garment  110 . Preferably, one of the pencils  131  may be selectively retractable or extendable. For example, the set of tool-holding means  120  may include a pencil holder  157  having a guide channel  158  configured for receiving the pencil  131  and allowing movement therein between a retracted position and an extended position. When in the extended position, the pencil  131  may be configured for use. The pencil holder  157  may include a lever  159  for the user to grasp and move the pencil  131  into the retracted position or the extended position. Further, in some embodiments, the pencil holder  157  may include a biasing-member, such as a spring (not illustrated), in communication with the lever  159 . 
     The plurality of tools  130  may further include at least one measuring device  132 . For example, the at least one measuring device  132  may be a tape measure  152 . Further, instead of, or in addition to, the at least one measuring device  132  may include a laser measure device. In addition, the plurality of tools  130  may include at least one light device  133 . The at least one light device  133  may include a flashlight  154 . In some embodiments, the flashlight  154  may be a goose neck flashlight. As shown, the goose neck flashlight may be attached to a side of the at least one garment  110 . Further, instead of, or in addition to this, the at least one light device  133  may include a laser pointer device. As shown, the laser pointer device may be attached between the ring finger-section and the little finger-section such that the user  10  is able to use the laser pointer device without having to remove it from the garment-body  112 . 
     Other tools contemplated may include a set of pliers. The set of pliers may be compact enough to fit on the garment-body. Further, the plurality of tools  130  may include at least one knife  135 . In addition, the plurality of tools  130  may include at least one screwdriver. In one embodiment, the screwdriver may be compact and include a handle and tip useable on its own. In another embodiment, the screwdriver may be a bit configured for use with a power drill. The plurality of tool-accessories  140  may include at least one drill bit  144  and at least one screw  134 . The at least one screw  134  may be attached to the at least one magnet  125 . 
     As above, the at least one garment  110  may include the pair of garments  117  including the left garment  118  and the right garment  119  which may be used separately or in functional combination. Each of the pair of garments  117  may include the same fasteners  124  located at the same positions on the garment-body  112  and/or the cuff  114  such that the user  10  may utilize the tool holder  100  on their dominant hand. In other embodiments, the pair of garments  117  may include different pocket  122  locations and fasteners  124  for attaching different tools  130  and tool accessories  140  therein. For example, the left garment  118  may attach the laser measure device, the at least one drill bit  144 , the at least one knife  135  and the at least one screwdriver and the at least one screw to the garment-body  112 ; and the right garment  119  may attach the at least one pencil  131 , the at least one pair of pliers, the laser pointer device, the tape measure  152 , and the flashlight  154  to the garment-body  112 . 
     It should however be appreciated that the pair of garments  117  are not limited to this configuration. It should also be appreciated that the tools  130  and tool accessories  140  are not limited to the means of attachment discussed above. Further, it should also be appreciated that the tool holder  100  is not limited to these tools  130  and tool accessories  140  discussed. In some embodiments, the plurality of tool holders  120  may include beauty tools, art tools, etc. 
     Referring now to  FIG. 7  showing a flow diagram illustrating a method  500  of using a tool holder, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In particular, the method  500  may include one or more components or features of the tool holder  100  as described above. As illustrated, the method  500  may include the steps of: step one  501 , providing the tool holder as above; step two  502 , attaching the garment-body to the hand of the user and the cuff to the wrist of the user; step three  503 , attaching the plurality of tools to said at least one of the garment-body and the cuff via the at least two fasteners; and step four  504  selectively using the plurality of tools. Further steps may include: step five  505 , providing the tool holder as above including the set of tool holding-means further configured to attach plurality of tool-accessories to the garment-body; step six  506 , attaching the plurality of tool-accessories to said at least one of the garment-body and the cuff via the at least two fasteners; and step seven  507 , selectively using the plurality of tool-accessories. 
     It should be noted that steps five  505 , six  506 , and seven  507  are optional steps and may not be implemented in all cases. Optional steps of method of use  500  are illustrated using dotted lines in  FIG. 5  so as to distinguish them from the other steps of method of use  500 . It should also be noted that the steps described in the method of use can be carried out in many different orders according to user preference. The use of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(f). It should also be noted that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods for using a tool holder are taught herein. 
     The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.