Belt assembly for storage and inventory of tools

Abstract

A tool-carrying assembly to be secured by a waist-encircking belt, and, additionally, by straps encircling the legs of a workman using the belt assembly. The assembly is thus stabilized, and enhanced weight distribution is achieved. Elements of the belt assembly include a waist-encircling band supporting a pair of laterally spaced, depending panels each carrying tool-accepting pockets. The pockets preferably carry visual markings and coding as well as other indicia identifying clearly the specific tools to be "housed" or carried in and to be returned to each pocket after use. Inventory control of the tools is thereby significantly enhanced. Pivotal flaps depending from the band-carried panels serve to cover the tools when not in use, and to prevent the tools from scratching or otherwise marring any article, or fixture, or "workpiece" requiring the workman's attention. The panels and the tools carried thereby are disposed in lateral, spaced zones at the wearer's sides (and not directly in the front of one's body) thus further to reduce any likelihood of the tools coming into damaging physical contact with an article being worked upon. That is, both frontal and rearwardly located zones about the wearer of the tool belt assembly are rendered essentially free and clear of all tools and other mechanical impediments. While wearing the tool assembly of the invention, a worker can, without any discomfort, lie upon and use a "creeper". Significantly, a frontal sector of the belt itself is covered with a relatively soft, non-marring protective pad, composition, or surface material effective to prevent possible damage from a workman's belt buckle. An additional feature of the invention is that the panels may be structured to constitute a core sandwiched between a pair of encasing sheet-like webs. The resulting composite is readily formable to provide selectable visual patterns, designs or indicia, for example, to identify product name or source, and/or to constitute decorations.

Description

FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF TBE INVENTION[0001] The present invention relates to a "TOOL SLINGER" belt assembly to be worn by a workman. More particularly, the invention is directed to a tool-carrying belt assembly to be secured about the wearer's waist, and stabilized, additionally, by means of straps encircling the legs of the workman using the belt assembly.[0002] Tradesmen's tool belts of various types and for different specific or special uses and work projects are known in the art. Among these belts are utility belts for the attachment and support of tools and other accessories. Some of the belts are specially adapted for use by carpenters. Others are for electricians and for other definitive, limited or restricted applications such as wallpaper work. Many belt structures and configurations find more general utility. Some specific belt structures serve primarily as back supports for the wearer. In still other belt structures the back-support feature or capability provided is in ad...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

The diversity and versatility of known tool belts notwithstanding, it is perceived that there exits a real and unsatisfied need for a tool belt which includes special structural configurations and tool pocket arrangements.

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