Safety cable for holding tools

Abstract

A safety cable for tools for preventing the tools from falling when the individual is on a ladder, scaffold or roof has a first end attachable to the individual, such as the individual's work belt, and a second distal end to which the tool is secured. The first end includes a releasably securable chain link that connects to a clothing article, such as the belt, and adjacent the distal end is a safety clip that attaches to an o-ring adjoined to the chain link when the tool is not in use thereby taking up the length of cable and preventing the cable and the tool from freely dangling from the individual. The safety clip is released from the first end of the cable when the tool is to be used so that the individual has the entire length of cable available for using, maneuvering and positioning the tool while still retaining the securement of the tool to the distal end of the cable.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention pertains to tool holders, and more particularly pertains to an adjustable length safety cable for securing a tool to a worker and which allows for the use of the tool without detaching the cable from the worker.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Hand tools such as drills, saws, hammers, levels, nail guns, caulking guns and the like, and other equipment, are used in environments where, if they are accidentally dropped, either while being used or carried by the worker, are difficult to easily retrieve, or, more importantly, may actually damage the tools and strike and seriously injure anyone that is situated below the level or height of the worker. For instance, an individual or worker, such as a painter or roofer, while working on a ladder or positioned on a roof must have his hands free until he reaches the area for tool use. Then he must use the tool without dropping it all the while aware that the tool is not secured or tethered to a...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]The present invention comprehends a safety cable for holding and securing tools to an individual, such as construction worker, roofer, home repair contractor and building, or a homeowner so that the tools are not inadvertently or accidentally dropped on the ground or dropped on and striking an individual thus damaging the tools and, more significantly, injuring the individual.

[0015]It is an objective of the present invention to provide a safety cable for holding tools that is lightweight, durable and capable of holding and securing various types of tools to the worker.

[0016]It is another objective of the present invention to provide a safety cable for holding tools that prevents the tools from falling when the worker is on a ladder, roof, or standing at ground level.

[0017]It is yet another objective of the present invention to provide a safety cable for holding tools that provides safety for the people and objects below the work area of the worker to which the safety cable and the tool is secured.

[0018]It is still yet another objective of the present invention to provide a safety cable for holding tools that increases and enhances the useful lifespan of the worker's tools.

Problems solved by technology

Hand tools such as drills, saws, hammers, levels, nail guns, caulking guns and the like, and other equipment, are used in environments where, if they are accidentally dropped, either while being used or carried by the worker, are difficult to easily retrieve, or, more importantly, may actually damage the tools and strike and seriously injure anyone that is situated below the level or height of the worker.

Boats present an additional problem in that one's hands may be wet while using the tool and if the tool slips out of one's hands it is permanently lost.

Moreover, a worker, such as a roofer, will need to have a number of tools handy for use, and often the tools are simply perched unsecured on the roof.

Dropping tools from such locations almost certainly results in the damaging of the tools and injury to any person that should be unfortunate enough to be struck by the tools.

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