Patent ID: 7318542

Claim:
A tool carrier comprising, in combination: a belt including a back with a midpoint, a first free end for placement around the left-hand side of a person and second free end for placement around the right-hand side of a person, a lower margin and an upper margin, and a belt buckle connector for connecting the first and second free ends of the belt; a first pouch attached to said belt, said first pouch including a first upper side with a first belt receiving loop extending upwardly along the first upper side, said first pouch supported by the first belt receiving loop on said belt, said first pouch including an access opening thereto below the lower margin of said belt, said first pouch positioned to rest on the left hip of a person; a second pouch attached to said belt, said second pouch including a second upper side with a second belt receiving loop extending upwardly along the second upper side, said second pouch supported by the second belt receiving loop, said second pouch including an access opening thereto below the lower margin of the belt and positioned to rest on the right hip of a person, said first and second belt receiving loops of said first and second pouches each including an upper side edge with a pair of spaced buckles attached to said respective upper side edges; and first and second shoulder straps for fitting respectively over the left and right shoulder of an individual, said first shoulder strap attached between one of said spaced buckles of the first belt loop of the first pouch to one of said spaced buckles of the second belt loop of the second pouch, said second strap attached between the other one of said spaced buckles of the second belt loop of the second pouch and the other one of said spaced buckles of the first belt loop of the first pouch whereby said first and second shoulder straps are crossed over one another.