Utility wristband

Abstract

A utility wristband for holding magnetically attractable metallic work items thereagainst for convenient access. The wristband includes a band that having an outer and inner panel and is sized in length to wrap around the wrist of a worker. A fasteners is provided for releasably adjustably connecting the wristband around the worker's wrist. A plurality of magnets are positioned in a central portion of the wristband between outer and inner flexible panels. By alternating surface polarity of adjacent magnetic bars, the band may be shortened for small wrist sizes or fully collapsed in accordion fashion for storage.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A utility wristband comprising: 
 a flexible band sized in length to wrap around the wrist of a worker, said band having end portions, a central portion between said end portions, an an outer panel and an inner panel and a fastener for securing said band around said workers wrist, said outer and inner panels being connected together along common side and end margins;    a plurality of magnets positioned in said central portion of said band between said inner and outer panels;    whereby magnetically attractable metallic work items are magnetically adhered against said outer panel for convenient access.    
     
     
         2 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener comprises a hook and loop fastener.  
     
     
         3 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener comprises a belt and buckle.  
     
     
         4 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener comprises laces.  
     
     
         5 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of transverse spaced stitch lines connecting said outer and inner panels to form individual elongated pockets.  
     
     
         6 . The utility wristband of  claim 5 , wherein said plurality of magnets comprise a plurality of elongated magnetic bars, each magnetic bar of said plurality of magnetic bars being positioned in one of said elongated pockets such that said bars are held in spaced substantially parallel transverse relation one to another.  
     
     
         7 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein said magnets are secured to said inner panel and said outer panel.  
     
     
         8 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of transverse and longitudinal stitching lines connecting the inner and outer panels form a plurality of pockets.  
     
     
         9 . The utility wristband of  claim 7 , wherein each magnet of said plurality of magnets is positioned in one of said pockets.  
     
     
         10 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , further comprising a web secured to a side of each magnet of said plurality of magnets.  
     
     
         11 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein each magnet of said plurality of magnets is oriented with opposite surface polarities with respect to any adjacent magnet.  
     
     
         12 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein each magnet of said plurality of magnets is oriented with aligned surface polarities with respect to any adjacent magnet.  
     
     
         13 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein each magnet of said plurality of magnets is oriented with opposite surface polarities with respect to an adjacent magnet.  
     
     
         14 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein the edges for each magnet of said plurality of magnets rounded.  
     
     
         15 . The utility wristband of  claim 1 , wherein said fastener comprises one portion positioned on said outer panel and a mating portion positioned on said inner panel  14  at an end of said wristband opposite the one portion.  
     
     
         16 . A utility wristband comprising: 
 an elongated band sized in length to wrap around the wrist of a worker, said band having end portions, a central portion between said end portions, an outer panel and an inner panel, and a fastener for securing said end portions, said inner panel and outer panel being connected together along common side and end margins, said central portion including a plurality of pockets;    a plurality of magnets, each magnet of said plurality of magnets being positioned in one pocket of said plurality of pockets;    whereby magnetically attractable metallic work items are magnetically adhered against said outer panel for convenient access.    
     
     
         17 . A utility wristband comprising: 
 an elongated band sized in length to wrap around the wrist of a worker, said band having end portions, a central portion between said end portions, an outer panel and an inner panel, and a fastener for securing said end portions, said inner panel and outer panel being connected together along common side and end margins, said central portion including a plurality of pockets;    a plurality of magnets, each magnet of said plurality of magnets being positioned in one pocket of said plurality of pockets and having a surface polarity thereof oppositely oriented to that of an adjacent magnet;    whereby magnetically attractable metallic work items are magnetically adhered against said outer panel for convenient access.