Patent ID: 8733546

Claim:
A hand tool-holding apparatus including: a first frame including: an upper lug extending thereon; a lower lug extending thereon and including a cutout defined therein; and a second frame including: an upper axle extending upward from an upper portion thereof; a lower axle extending downward from a lower portion thereof, wherein the upper axle is inserted in the upper lug before the lower axle is swung in the lower lug through the cutout so that the first and second frames can be pivoted between a closed position and an opened position; and a first storage element including an internal portion located in the first frame, an external portion placed out of the first frame, and a hook extending from the external portion; and a second storage element including an internal portion located in the second frame, an external portion placed out of the second frame, and a hook extending from the external portion thereof, wherein the hooks of the first and second storage elements are adapted for engagement with each other to retain the first and second frames in the opened position.