Hand tool holder

Abstract

A hand tool holder includes a base plate with two arms and a pivot seat pivotally mounted on the base plate between the two arms. The two arms extend from the base plate and each has an open end set opposite to each other. The arm has a connecting portion connected to the base plate and a clamping portion extending from the connecting portion. An indent is defined in the clamping portion and the two indents in the two arms align with each other and are adapted to partially receive a shank of a hand tool. The pivot seat has a concave groove defined in one end of the pivot seat opposite to the base plate. The concave groove in the pivot seat aligns with the indents in the two arms.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A hand tool holder comprising: 
 a base plate including two arms extending from the base plate, each of the arms having an open end set opposite to each other, the arm having a connecting portion connected to the base plate, a clamping portion extending from the connecting portion and an indent defined in the clamping portion, the indents in the two arms aligning with each other and adapted to partially received a shank of a hand tool; and    a pivot seat pivotally mounted on the base plate between the two arms and corresponding to the two arms, the pivot seat having a concave groove defined in one end of the pivot seat opposite to the base plate, the concave groove of the pivot seat aligning with the indents of the two arms;    wherein the shank of the hand tool is clamped and held in place between the arms and the pivot seat because the arms provide a clamping force on the shank of the hand tool to prevent the hand tool from detaching from the hand tool holder.    
     
     
         2 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the arms of the base plate are Γ-shaped and integrally extend from the base plate.  
     
     
         3 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the base plate comprises a pivot hole defined between the two arms and the pivot seat has at least two hooks extending from one end to engage the pivot hole to hold the pivot seat in place on the base plate.  
     
     
         4 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the base plate is adapted to be slidably mounted on a suspension rack which has a handle and a suspension rod extending from the handle, the suspension rod with two opposite sides each having a rail laterally extending from the suspension rod, and the base plate has a sliding block extending from each side of the base plate opposite to the arms and the sliding blocks aligning with each other, each of the sliding block having a groove defined to movably receive a corresponding the rail of the suspension rod.  
     
     
         5 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the base plate comprises a pivot hole defined between the two arms and the pivot seat has at least two hooks extending from one end to engage the pivot hole to hold the pivot seat in place on the base plate.  
     
     
         6 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the arm has a guiding portion formed on a free end of the clamping portion of the arm.  
     
     
         7 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the pivot hole comprises a flange radially extending from an inner periphery of the pivot hole and the hooks on the pivot seat engage the flange.  
     
     
         8 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the shapes of the rail and the groove in the sliding block are T-shaped.  
     
     
         9 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the arms of the base plate are Γ-shaped and integrally extend from the base plate.  
     
     
         10 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the pivot hole comprises a flange radially extending from an inner periphery of the pivot hole and the hooks on the pivot seat engage the flange.  
     
     
         11 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the arms of the base plate are Γ-shaped and integrally extend from the base plate.  
     
     
         12 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the base plate comprises a pivot hole defined between the two arms and the pivot seat has at least two hooks extending from one end to engage the pivot hole to hold the pivot seat in place on the base plate.  
     
     
         13 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the arm has a guiding portion formed on a free end of the clamping portion of the arm.  
     
     
         14 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the base plate comprises a pivot hole defined between the two arms and the pivot seat has at least two hooks extending from one end to engage the pivot hole to hold the pivot seat in place on the base plate.  
     
     
         15 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the arm has a guiding portion formed on a free end of the clamping portion of the arm.  
     
     
         16 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the pivot hole comprises a flange radially extending from an inner periphery of the pivot hole and the hooks on the pivot seat engage the flange.  
     
     
         17 . The hand tool holder as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the pivot hole comprises a flange radially extending from an inner periphery of the pivot hole and the hooks on the pivot seat engage the flange.