Tool support and lock

Abstract

A tool support and lock for supporting and suspending a tool, such as a commercial stapler or similarly constructed tools, from a user's belt. The tool support and lock is an elongated inverted U-shaped loop having an outward diverging leg, rounded upper portion and an opposing leg terminating in an eccentric cam portion, said diverging leg and cam portion having aligned apertures therein, said cam portion sized to frictionally engage the tool and secure the tool components from loosening and disengaging from the tool by means of a fastening device passing through the appertures into the tool.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A tool support and lock for supporting and suspending a tool from a belt and locking components of the tool in place, said tool having a planar wall and a releasable mounting base with a base wall having an underside and an upright side wall which slidingly engages said planar wall releasably engaging said tool, said tool having a releasable fastening device mounted in a bore adjacent to said upright side wall, comprising 
 the tool support and lock comprising a flat spring sheet bent into an elongated inverted U-shaped loop having an outward diverging leg, a rounded upper portion and an opposing leg terminating in an eccentric cam portion, said diverging leg and cam portion having aligned apertures therein,    said eccentric cam portion sized to slide in-between and frictionally engage said upright side wall and said planar wall and said underside of the mounting base,    said fastening device releasably mountable on said tool support and lock through said apertures into said bore,    said tool support and lock releasably mountable on said belt.    
     
     
         2 . A tool support and lock according to  claim 1  wherein said tool is a commercial stapler.  
     
     
         3 . A tool support and lock according to  claim 1  wherein said flat spring sheet is spring steel.  
     
     
         4 . A tool support and lock according to  claim 1  wherein said outwardly diverging leg is releasably mountable on the inside of the belt.  
     
     
         5 . A method of mounting a tool to a belt and locking components of the tool in place, said tool comprising a planar wall and a releasable mounting base having a base wall with an underside and an upright side wall which slidingly engages said planar wall releasably engaging said tool, said tool having a releasable fastening device mounted in a bore adjacent to said upright side wall, comprising 
 providing a tool support and lock comprising a flat spring sheet bent into an elongated inverted U-shaped loop, having a an outwardly diverging leg, a rounded upper portion and an opposing leg terminating in an eccentric cam portion, said diverging leg and cam portion having aligned apertures therein,    sliding said eccentric cam portion in-between said upright side wall and said planar wall and engaging said underside of the mounting base, and aligning said aperture with said bore,    releasably mounting said fastening device through said aperture and said bore.    
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein said tool is a commercial stapler.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein said fastening device is a bolt.