Patent ID: 8567291

Claim:
A retrofit system for tethering a hand tool, the system comprising: a tool collar having a collar body, a first body end, a second body end, a skirt at the second body end that has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the collar body, and a bore extending between the first body end and the second body end, the bore having a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of a first tool portion of the hand tool providing a snug fit of the tool collar on the first tool portion, the tool collar being made of a material having a Shore A hardness in the range of about 20 to about 50; and a tethering tab having a first tab opening and a second tab opening transverse to a longitudinal axis of the tethering tab, the second tab opening being spaced from the first tab opening, the first tab opening having a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the first tool portion providing for free rotation of the tethering tab around the first tool portion; and wherein the skirt of the tool collar is adapted to retain the tethering tab on the first tool portion while permitting the free rotation of the tethering tab around the first tool portion.