Patent ID: 8499986

Claim:
A quick-release arrangement for a hand tool comprising a belt clip and an engagement element, wherein: the belt clip is adapted to fit on a user's belt or waistband; the engagement element is attachable to a hand tool; and the belt clip has a retaining portion, the retaining portion comprising a U-shaped retaining lip and a U-shaped channel located behind the retaining lip to slidably accept the engagement element to a limit point and the retaining portion shaped to form an interference fit with the engagement element at said limit point, wherein the limit point is defined by a closed bottom end of the U-shaped channel, and wherein the engagement element is separated from the retaining portion by an upward movement in a direction opposite from that in which it is inserted into the U-shaped channel, wherein the interference fit is provided by resilient co-operation between a tooth and a recess and the retaining portion includes an elongate release lever having a pivot at one end and a handle at the other end, the tooth and recess being located intermediate the two ends of the release lever and the handle being accessible to a user and manually operable to displace the release lever about the pivot and in a direction away from the engagement element for separation of the tooth and the recess to allow removal of the engagement element; and wherein the retaining portion and the engagement element are shaped to allow the engagement element to rotate slidably with respect to the retaining portion and maintain the interference fit between them.