Tool holder

Abstract

To provide a tool holder in which various shapes of holding parts can be selected and can be attached to and detached from the tool holder, and the holding part in an attached state to a belt does not swing and is firmly held.SOLUTION: A tool holder of the present invention is inserted into a band-shaped body O and holds a holding target object, and includes: a connection base body 2 including a first through hole 22 to which the band-shaped body O can be inserted; and a holding base body 3 connectable to the connection base body 2. The holding base body 3 includes: a holding part 32 for holding the holding target object; and a groove-shaped second through hole 31 having an up and down direction as a longitudinal direction. The connection base body 2 includes a movement inhibition part 24 that inhibits upward movement of the holding base body 3 relatively to the connection base body 2 from the connection state of the holding base body 3 and the connection base body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tool holder that is attached to a belt. [Background technology]

[0002] When workers perform construction work at high places, they must place their toolbox in a safe place and take out tools one by one as they work. For this reason, they sometimes insert the tools they need into the tool holder disclosed in Patent Document 1. The device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a belt loop body and a tool holder body that are separate and detachable.

[0003] However, the tool holder described in Patent Document 1 holds the tool by passing a pin through a slit, so even when the tool is attached, there is insufficient engagement in the vertical direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the slit. This means that the tool holder itself may swing up and down during work, which could result in the tool becoming detached from the belt loop body or even causing the tool to fall. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Publication No. 3107395 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a tool holder that has a removable holding part with a variety of selectable shapes, and that firmly holds the holding part without swinging when attached to a belt. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] Therefore, the tool holder of the present invention is a tool holder that holds an object to be held by being inserted into a strip-shaped body, and is composed of a connecting base having a first through hole through which the strip-shaped body can be inserted, and a holding base that can be connected to the connecting base, wherein the holding base has a holding portion for holding the object to be held, and a groove-shaped second through hole whose longitudinal direction is in the vertical direction, and the connecting base has a movement preventing portion that prevents the holding base from moving upward relative to the connecting base due to the connection state between the holding base and the connecting base.

[0007] Furthermore, it is preferable that the groove-shaped second through hole of the holding base has a wide portion near the longitudinal center of the groove portion through which the connection portion can be inserted, and has a connection position with an upper wall at the top of the groove portion, and that the movement preventing portion prevents the holding base from moving upward relative to the connection base at the connection position.

[0008] It is also preferable that the movement restricting portion has a protruding restricting surface that protrudes from the upper edge of the connecting base, and is fixed to the connecting base via an extension that biases it to the restricting position.

[0009] Furthermore, the connection between the connecting substrate and the supporting substrate is achieved by inserting a connecting portion consisting of a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion protruding from the surface of the connecting substrate into a second through-hole of the supporting substrate, and it is preferable that the connecting portions are arranged in multiple rows on the left and right, and in multiple tiers on the top and bottom. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the invention of claim 1, the connecting base and the holding base can be connected separately, so that the holding part can be changed to an appropriate holding part, and by making the second through-hole a vertical groove, it is possible to use it by passing a strip-shaped object only through the holding base. Furthermore, by having a movement stop part that stops the holding base from moving upward, it is possible to suppress upward rattle and prevent the tool from falling off.

[0011] According to the invention described in claim 2, the engagement between the groove portion of the second through hole and the connection portion prevents misalignment to the left and right or front and back, and by making the upper part of the second through hole having an upper wall the connection position, the holding base is prevented from moving downward while the holding base is prevented from moving upward relative to it, thereby preventing misalignment of the holding mechanism.

[0012] According to the invention described in claim 3, since the movement restricting portion has a protruding restricting surface, the movement restricting portion can be tilted backward to release the movement restricted state, and the connection state of the holding base and the connecting base can be easily released.

[0013] According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, rattle and displacement between the holding base and the connecting base can be prevented, and the tool can be held firmly. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall perspective view of a tool holder according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1A and 1B are a front view and a plan view, respectively, showing a state in which a band-shaped body is inserted into the tool holder of the present embodiment. [Figure 3] 1A and 1B are a front view and a right side view, respectively, of a tool holder according to the present embodiment; [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the connecting base of the present embodiment. [Figure 5] 1A is a front view of the connecting substrate of this embodiment, FIG. 1B is an end view taken along line AA of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1A. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the connecting base of the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the support body of the present embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a front view of the supporting body of the present embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the supporting body.

[0015] An embodiment of the tool holder of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the following description is of one embodiment, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Note that in this description, "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are used with reference to the front view in Figure 3, and the front side (surface side) is referred to as the "front," and the back side (rear side) is referred to as the "rear."

[0016] As shown in Figures 1-3, tool holder 1 is made of a relatively hard metal such as aluminum and is composed of a connecting base 2 having a substantially rectangular shape and a holding base 3. In this embodiment, tool holder 1 is used by attaching connecting base 2 to a strip-shaped body O such as a belt, and connecting holding base 3 to connecting base 2. It is also possible to use tool holder 1 with only holding base 3 by passing the strip-shaped body of a belt directly through second through-holes 31, 31 of holding base 3.

[0017] The connecting base 2 is attached to a belt-like object such as a belt, and the holding base 3 is a separate body from the connecting base 2, detachably connected to the connecting base 2, and has a holding part 32 for holding an object to be held such as a tool. As shown in Figure 9, the holding part 32 of the holding base 3 may be a ring-shaped one (see Figure 9(a)) for inserting a tool, or a hook-shaped one (see Figure 9(b)). It may also be a carabiner-shaped one, or may be replaced with an appropriate holding part depending on the use, and connected to the connecting base 2 for use.

[0018] First, we will explain the connecting base 2 of the tool holder 1. As shown in Figures 4-6, the connecting base 2 has a central portion 20 and inclined portions 21, 21 on both the left and right sides of the central portion 20 that are inclined toward the back side (the side attached to the belt), and is a metal plate-like body with a roughly rectangular shape overall. When viewed from the front, the upper edge of the central portion 20 has a recess 20a that is one step lower. Therefore, the upper edge of the connecting base 2 runs from the inclined portion 21 to the other inclined portion 21 via the recess 20a of the central portion 20.

[0019] The inclined portions 21 on both sides have two elongated first through-holes 22, 22 formed along the inclined surface, with the longitudinal direction being the up-down direction. The central ends of the first through-holes 22, 22 are both formed along the inclination start positions of the inclined portions 21, 21 that incline from the central portion 20. With this configuration, when a user inserts a band-like object O such as a belt through the first through-holes 22, 22, the central portion 20 is positioned on the outside of the band-like object, making it easier to insert the band-like object O (see Figure 2) and allowing it to be stably positioned near the user's waist.

[0020] The central portion 20 of the connecting base 2 is approximately rectangular in shape and is elongated vertically. The upper side of the central portion 20 is provided with a pair of connecting portions 23, 23 on the left and right for connecting to the second through hole 31 of the holding base 3 described later, and is provided with a movement preventing portion 24 that protrudes forward from the upper recess 20a.

[0021] 5, the connecting portion 23 is a metal protruding portion that is mushroom-shaped in side view and protrudes from the central portion 20. The mushroom shape is made up of a small diameter portion 23b that protrudes from the front surface of the central portion 20 and a large diameter portion 23a that protrudes further from the small diameter portion 23b, and protrudes forward in the thickness direction from the surface of the connecting base 2. In this embodiment, the connecting portions 23, 23 are fixed to the back surface of the connecting base 2 with rivets.

[0022] The relationship between the connecting portion 23 and a second through hole 31, which will be described later, will now be explained. The left-right width of the small diameter portion 23b of the connecting portion 23 is slightly smaller than the left-right width of a second through hole 31 of the holding base 3, which will be described later, the protruding width of the small diameter portion 23b of the connecting portion 23 is approximately the same as the thickness of the second through hole 31 of the holding base 3, which will be described later, and the left-right width of the large diameter portion 23a of the connecting portion is greater than the left-right width of the second through hole 31 of the holding base 3, which will be described later. As a result, when the connecting portion 23 is inserted from the wide portion 31a of the second through hole 31 and moved up and down so that the connecting portion 23 is positioned in a portion other than the wide portion 31a (groove portion 31b, connection position 31d), it is possible to eliminate positional deviation of the holding base 3 in the front-rear and left-right directions.

[0023] In this embodiment, the connecting portions 23, 23 are arranged in multiple rows on the left and right sides, and also in multiple rows on the top and bottom. Arranging multiple connecting portions on the left and right sides prevents rattle of the holding base 3 relative to the connecting base 2 during use, and arranging multiple connecting portions on the top and bottom prevents rattle in the up-down and front-back directions, thereby preventing rattle and misalignment between the holding base 3 and the connecting base 2 and ultimately making it possible to firmly hold the tool. While FIG. 1 shows multiple connecting portions 23, 23, with two rows on the top and bottom and two rows on the left and two rows on the left and two rows on the right, a total of four connecting portions 23, the number of connecting portions 23 is not limited to this, and other numbers may be used, for example, a total of six connecting portions, with two rows on the top and bottom and three rows on the left and three rows on the right and three rows on the left and two rows on the right.

[0024] The movement prevention portion 24, which is arranged in the central portion 20 of the connecting base 2, is an elongated metal plate having elasticity and an approximately T-shape when viewed from the front, and has a pressing portion 24a on the top covered with resin, which is a stopper member that prevents the holding base 3 from moving upward when the connecting base 2 and the holding base 3 are attached.

[0025] The movement restricting portion 24 comprises an upper pressing portion 24a, a protruding restricting surface 24b below the pressing portion 24a, and an extension portion 24c extending downward from the rear end of the protruding restricting surface. The extension portion 24c is fixed near its lower end to the back surface of the central portion 20 of the connecting base 2 with a rivet. The upper end of the extension portion 24c bends and protrudes forward, forming the protruding restricting surface 24b with a downward-facing restricting surface. Furthermore, a pressing portion 24a is formed protruding upward from the front end of the protruding restricting surface. The protruding restricting surface 24b protrudes forward and is positioned so that it is exposed on the surface side (front side) from the lower end of the recess 20a of the central portion 20. When the holding base 3 is connected to the connecting base 2 and positioned upward, the protruding restricting surface 24b contacts the upper edge of the holding base 3, preventing further upward movement of the holding base 3 (see FIG. 1).

[0026] To release the restraint, push the upper pressing portion 24a toward the back surface, causing the extension portion 24c to fall backward, releasing the restraint provided by the protruding restraining surface 24b. At this time, the extension portion 24c acts like a leaf spring, and the restraint can continue when the pressing portion 24a is not being pressed. As will be described later, by positioning the holding base 3 in the connected position in a connected state, the holding base 3 cannot move further downward relative to the connecting base 2, and the through-holes prevent it from moving left and right or forward and backward. By restricting upward movement with the movement restraint portion 24, the connection state of the holding base 3 is strengthened, and it is possible to prevent the holding base 3 from shifting out of position.

[0027] Next, the holding base 3 will be described. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the holding base 3 is formed from a metal plate, and has a plate-like main body 30 with two second through holes 31, 31 which are elongated grooves at symmetrical positions, and a holding portion 32 for holding a holding object such as a tool below the second through holes 31, 31. The holding object is mainly a tool, and the holding portion 32 can have various shapes depending on the tool, as described above.

[0028] The second through holes 31 of the holding base 3 will now be described. The second through holes 31 are two elongated openings that penetrate the main body 30 from the front surface to the back surface. The second through holes 31, 31 are appropriately provided with grooves 31b, 31b and wide portions 31a, 31a with circularly bulging left and right ends so that the connection portions 23, 23 of the connection base 2 described above can be inserted, located parallel to and near the centers of the grooves 31b, 31b. The uppermost portions of the grooves 31b, 31b with upper walls 31c, 31c above them, are connection positions 31d, 31d.

[0029] The wide portions 31a, 31a of the second through hole 31 are formed larger than the left and right ends of the large diameter portion 23a of the connecting portion 23 at the upper part of the longitudinal direction of the second through hole 31 of the groove portion 31b, whose longitudinal direction is up and down, and are provided in four places in the second through hole 31. As described above, the groove portion 31b has approximately the same diameter as the small diameter portion 23b.

[0030] The holding portion 32 shown in Fig. 1 has a metal ring portion 32a welded to the main body portion 30, and multiple tools such as hammers and power drills are held by the holding portion 32 as the holding object. Other embodiments may include a hook-shaped curved portion 32b that is convex downward as shown in Fig. 9(a), or multiple ring portions 32c, 32c welded as shown in Fig. 9(b). Note that the holding portion 32 may have any shape as long as it can hold the holding object, and is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0031] A method of using the tool holder 1 of this embodiment will be described below. First, the user passes a belt or other band-shaped object through the first through-holes 22, 22 of the connecting base 2, and attaches the connecting base 2 to the vicinity of the user's waist.

[0032] Next, the holding base 3 having the holding portion 32 that matches the tool to be used is connected to the connecting base 2. That is, the connecting portion 23 of the connecting base 2 is aligned with the wide portion 31a of the second through-hole 31 of the holding base 3, and the connecting portion 23 is passed through the wide portion 31a so that the surface of the central portion 20 of the connecting base 2 and the back surface of the main body portion 30 of the holding base 3 are in surface contact.

[0033] During this alignment, the upper edge of the main body 30 of the holding base 3 is positioned further above the upper edge of the central portion 20 of the connecting base 2. Therefore, since the protruding stop surface 24b of the movement stop portion 24 gets in the way, alignment is performed by pressing the pressing portion 24a to push the movement stop portion 24 down toward the back side.

[0034] After aligning the positions, the connecting portion 23 of the connecting base 2 is passed through the wide portion 31a of the second through-hole 31 of the holding base 3, and the holding base 3 is then slid downward. At this time, the connecting portion 23 of the connecting base 2 moves relatively upward along the groove portion 31b of the second through-hole 31 of the holding base 3. This state in which the connecting portion 23 of the connecting base 2 is connected to the second through-hole 31 of the holding base 3 is the connected state.

[0035] When the connection portion 23 of the connecting base 2 reaches the connection position 31d, which is the uppermost portion of the groove portion 31b of the second through-hole 31 of the holding base 3, the elastic deformation of the movement restricting portion 24 is released and the movement restricting portion 24 returns to its original position, whereby the protruding restricting surface 24b of the movement restricting portion 24 comes into contact with the upper edge of the main body portion 30 of the holding base 3, and restricts the holding base 3 from moving upward relative to the connecting base 2. This completes the connection of the holding base 3 to the connecting base 2 at the connection position 31d.

[0036] Because the connection portion 23 of the connecting base 2 has reached the connection position 31d at the top of the second through-hole 31 of the holding base 3, its movement is restricted by the upper wall 31c of the second through-hole 31, and the holding base 3 cannot slide any further downward relative to the connecting base 2. Furthermore, because the connection portion 23 of the connecting base 2 is passed through the second through-hole 31 of the holding base 3, which has approximately the same diameter, there is no misalignment in the left-right direction. Furthermore, because the large-diameter portion 23a prevents the connection portion 23 of the connecting base 2 from slipping out of the front or rear direction except through the wide portion 31a of the second through-hole 31, there is no misalignment in the front-to-rear direction. Therefore, because the protruding stop surface 24b of the movement stop portion 24 restricts the upward sliding movement of the holding base 3, the holding base 3 does not shift in position in either direction and does not swing.

[0037] When removing the holding base 3 from the connecting base 2, the pressing portion 24a of the movement restricting portion 24 can be pushed down toward the back side to release the engagement contact between the protruding restricting surface 24b of the movement restricting portion 24 and the upper edge of the main body portion 30 of the holding base 3. By sliding the holding base 3 upward in this way, the connecting portion 23 reaches the wide portion 31a of the second through-hole 31, and by moving the holding base 3 to the front, the connection between the connecting base 2 and the holding base 3 is released. This also makes it possible to replace the holding base 3. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 1...Tool holder, 2...Connection base, 3...Holding base, 20...central portion, 21...inclined portion, 22...first through hole, 23...protrusion, 23a...large diameter portion, 23b...small diameter portion, 24...movement restraining portion, 24a...pressing portion, 24b...protrusion restraining surface, 24c...extension portion, 30...Main body portion, 31...Second through hole, 31a...Wide portion, 31b...Groove portion, 31c...Upper wall, 31d...Connection position, 32...Retaining portion, O...band

Claims

1. A tool holder for holding an object to be held by inserting a band-shaped body therethrough, the tool holder comprising: a connecting base having a first through-hole through which the band-shaped body can be inserted; and a holding base connectable to the connecting base; the holding base has a holding portion for holding an object to be held and a groove-shaped second through-hole whose longitudinal direction is in the up-down direction, A tool holder characterized in that the connecting base has a movement preventing portion that prevents the holding base from moving upward relative to the connecting base when the holding base and the connecting base are connected to each other.

2. the groove-shaped second through-hole of the holding base has a wide portion near the center in the longitudinal direction of the groove, through which the connecting portion can be inserted, and has a connecting position having an upper wall at the top of the groove, 2. The tool holder according to claim 1, wherein the movement restricting portion restricts upward movement of the holding base relative to the connecting base at the connecting position.

3. 3. The tool holder according to claim 2, wherein the movement stopper has a protruding stop surface that protrudes from the upper edge of the connecting base and is fixed to the connecting base via an extension that biases it to the stop position.

4. the connection between the connecting substrate and the supporting substrate is achieved by inserting a connecting portion, which is made up of a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion protruding from a surface of the connecting substrate, into a second through-hole of the supporting substrate, 4. The tool holder according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said connecting portions are arranged on the left and right sides and in a plurality of stages on the top and bottom sides.

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