Improvements in or relating to Holders for Tools or other Articles, to be worn upon the Person or otherwise.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th May, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Holders for Tools or other Articles,
to be worn upon the Person or otherwise.
I, WILLIAM CHANDLER of North Bend, District of Yale, British Columbia,
Dominion of Canada, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention has reference to devices for holding tools and other articles and
is designed chiefly with the object of providing a device which may be attached
to or worn on the person, for holding tools or other articles in constant or
occasional use.
According to one construction of the device, one or more spring clips, clasps or
equivalent elastic gripping devices, connected to any suitable foundation, may be
employed for holding the said tools, and when tools having sharp points, such as
scissors, are used the said device may also be furnished with any suitable
construction of guard, socket or shield to receive or protect the said point and also
to prevent it entering the dress of the wearer or accidentally injuring the person.
In a device for holding scissors, shears or similarly constructed tools, there may
also be provision of means, such as a fixed or spring arm or equivalent means, for
resting against the scissors, preferably near the top of the blades to prevent them
accidentally working out of the holder.
The device may be constructed to hold one or more tools as desired and may be
attached to or suspended from a button on the garment or be fastened round the
person's waist by a strap or belt or other suitable means.
Although primarily the device is intended for the holding of tools upon the person,
yet within the limits of the invention modifications of the said device may be made
for fixing to walls or other convenient places into which the tools may be placed
when they are no longer required to be carried about or for immediate use.
In addition to being used for tools the said device or modifications of same is also
equally well applicable for holding umbrellas, walking sticks, fans, opera glasses,
and like articles.
A device for holding tools such as is included in the present invention will be
particularly useful for shop assistants and dressmakers as well as in retail
establishments for exhibiting wares of various descriptions.
Dated this 12th day of November 1894.
W. T. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.
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Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
3 Improvements in or relating to Holders for Tools or other Articles,
to be Worn upon the Person or otherwise.
I, WILLIAM CHANDLER of North Bend, District of Yale, British Columbia,
Dominion of Canada, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to devices for holding tools and other articles and is
Improvements in or relating to Holders for Tools or other Articles,
to be Worn upon the Person or otherwise.
I, WILLIAM CHANDLER of North Bend, District of Yale, British Columbia,
Dominion of Canada, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to devices for holding tools and other articles and is

page_text: designed chiefly with the object of providing a device which may be attached
to or worn on the person, for holding tools or other articles in constant or
occasional use.
According to one construction of the device one or more spring clips, clasps or
equivalent elastic gripping devices, connected to any suitable foundation may be
employed for holding the said tools and when tools having sharp points, such as
scissors are used the said device may also be furnished with any suitable
construction of guard, socket or shield to receive or protect the said point and also
to prevent it entering the dress of the wearer or accidentally injuring the person.
In a device for holding scissors, shears or similarly constructed tools, there may
also be provision of means such as a fixed or spring arm or equivalent means
for resting against the scissors to prevent them accidentally working out of the
holder.
The device may be constructed to hold one or more tools as desired and may be
attached to or suspended from a button on the garment or be fastened round the
person's waist by a strap or belt or other suitable means.
Although primarily the device is intended for the holding of tools upon the
person, yet within the limits of the invention modifications of the said device may
be made for fixing to or suspending from walls or other convenient places into which
the tools may be placed when they are no longer required to be carried about or
for immediate use.
In addition to being used for tools the said device or modifications of same is
also equally well applicable for holding umbrellas, walking sticks, fans, opera
glasses, and like articles.
A device for holding tools such as is included in the present invention will be
particularly useful for shop assistants and dressmakers as well as in retail
establishments for exhibiting wares of various descriptions.
The invention will be fully understood from the following further description
in reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention and
several modifications thereof.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of tool holder shown as adapted for
holding scissors and provided with an attached point guard.
Figure 2 is a side view taken opposite the arrow 5 in Figure 1 and
Figure 3 is an upper end view of the device with scissors in place thereon.
Figures 4, 5, and 6 are views of modifications hereinafter fully described.
The device represented in Figures 1, 2 and 3 comprises a skeleton elongated
frame A, bent from a single piece of wire, of proper gage to afford stability and
avoid objectionable weight. The construction of the frame A is effected by first
doubling the wire strand near its longitudinal centre producing a ring a, on it where
it is bent. From the lower part of the ring, the two wire strands are each bent
outwardly of a proper length, and then return bent, thus producing two similar
limbs b, that are parallel and near each other. From the limbs the two wire members
of the frame A, are downwardly projected of a proper length, slightly diverging
below, and terminate in a coniform cup d that is produced by suitably coiling the
end portions of the strands, one coil being imposed upon and secured to the other,
so as to render the frame and cup substantial. Below and near the ring a there is
a keeper clip B soldered or otherwise suitably secured upon the franie A, which
clip is formed of an elastic thin metallic strip of a correct width and thickness to
afford the resilience required for proper service. As shown, the keeper clip is bent
into loop form at its centre of length, and has its end portions oppositely bent or
secured to produce lips c thereon for the convenient introduction of the bows C¹,
that are the terminals of the handle limbs on the scissors blades C.
The ring a, on the frame A, may be hung upon a hook on the wall, or
preferably may have a flexible band, (not shown) secured to it for a suspension
upon the person of the user.
When the described device is to be used for the retention of a pair of scissors,
the points of the blades C, are introduced within the cup d, and the closely folded

page_text: bows C, are pressed between the lips c, that will resume their normal position in
close proximity to each other, and retain the scissors bows clasped between them,
and the limbs that theu lie immediately over the diverging curved portions of the
bows C prevent the scissors from being upwardly moved until withdrawn from the
clip B, so that the scissors when in place will be securely retained until designedly
removed.
The quick removal of the scissors may be effected by pressing the bows Ct,
outwardly and at the same time gripping them, so that when released the scissors
may be lifted from the cup d, that in service effectively protects the points of the
blades C, to prevent them from injuring the dress or person of the wearer.
The tool holder may also be made from or in conjunction with material other
than wire.
Figure 4 represents an alternative construction of Figure 3 the tool holder
illustrated thereby being shown as made of other material and stronger than wire.
The frame A may be made of wood, metal, or any substance such as vulcanite,
celluloid, and the like which can be moulded into a convenient shape such as shown
or otherwise and hollowed or recessed at its lower end to form an integral socket d
to receive the point of the tool and serve as a point guard. Or a cup shaped point
guard separate from the frame may be attached to the latter by screws or any
suitable means. The elastic keeper clip B may be affixed thereto by a screw B¹
as shown or in any other convenient manner.
The limbs 6 which prevent the upward movement of the scissors or similar tool
when placed in the holder may consist of two pins screwed or driven into the
frame A as illustrated or they may be substituted by a spring adapted to rest
against any convenient part of the scissors to prevent them moving.
An opening a is made in the upper end of the frame for suspending the holder
as before mentioned.
In Figure 5 is represented a bar or plate E of wood, metal or any convenient
material and which may be of any desired shape. The said bar may have at
intervals a series of elastic keeper_clips B secured by screws B' or otherwise
thereto and provided with openings E' by which it may be suspended from or fixed
to a wall or other place.
The clips B may vary in width and pattern as shown or otherwise as regards the
detail of formation.
Larger and wider clips are desirable to give an increased gripping surface to
tools of greater weight and length such as are used for gardening, stable, and other
purposes.
The wooden spoon F and the fork G shown in the holder are only illustrative of
two out of the very large number of articles used in a household or workshop or in
a business house or a retail establishment and also exhibited for sale and for which
the said invention is applicable and which are too numerous to enumerate.
Figure 6 represents a bar H of horse shoe shape provided with keeper clips B
and which is suitable either for wearing on the person to hold three pairs of scissors
or other tools or for hanging on a wall or the like position.
A strap or band may be passed through the opening H¹ to attach it to the person
or it may be screwed or hung on to any convenient suspending device.
The bars E and H are shown as being suitable for the purpose named but bars of
any convenient shape may be used and also keeper clips of varying sizes and
gripping capacity according to the weight of the tool to be held thereby.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) The combination with an elongated frame having two limbs projected from
its face near the upper end, and also adapted for suspension, of an elastic keeper
clip attached on the frame directly below the limbs, and having its ends outcurved
in opposite directions, substantially as and for the purpose described.

page_text: (2.) The combination with a wire frame, a ring on one end of said frame, and
two limbs outwardly projected below the ring, of an elastic loop-shaped keeper clip
on the frame below the limbs, and a point receiving cup at the other end of the
frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.
(3.) A tool holder adapted for suspension and consisting of a framing, an elastic
keeper clip for gripping the tool, a point guard or socket to receive the end of the
said tool and means to retain the said tool in proper position on the holder
substantially as described.
(4.) A holder for tools and other articles consisting of a plate, bar or equivalent
foundation adapted for suspension, and having a series of elastic keeper clips or
equivalent gripping devices attached thereto substantially as described.
Dated this 15th day of May 1895.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.