Patent ID: 7784658

Claim:
A belt-carrying tool holder comprising: a container assembly including a rigid container having an opening and also including a lid being hingedly attached to said container and being closeable and fastenable over said opening of said container, said lid including a main portion and a downwardly turned lip portion being detachably fastened to said container; a belt-receiving member being attached to said container; a tool-holding pocket being attached to said container; and a tool-hanging assembly being pivotally attached to said container, said tool-hanging assembly including a support plate being securely fastened to the exterior of said container, and also including bracket members being spacedly attached to said support plate, and further including an arcuate rod being pivotally supported by said bracket members, said arcuate rod being pivotable upwardly with said arcuate rod essentially resting against a side wall of said container near said opening of said container and also being pivotable downwardly with said arcuate rod being perpendicular to said side wall of said container to support and hang a tool therefrom, each of said bracket members including a U-shaped main portion and planar end portions extending from opposed ends of said U-shaped main portion, said arcuate rod including a U-shaped main portion and an inverted L-shaped end portion and an inverted and reversed L-shaped end portion, said inverted L-shaped end portion and said inverted and reversed L-shaped end portion being pivotally received between said support plate and said U-shaped main portions of said bracket members, said U-shaped main portion of said arcuate rod essentially lying in a plane.