Patent ID: 8567290

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 extends a predefined distance transversely away from the collar body, and a bore extending longitudinally therethrough, the bore having a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of a first tool portion of the hand tool and providing a snug fit of the tool collar on the first tool portion; 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.