Holster for hand tool

Abstract

A holster for a hand tool has an annular upper collar defining an upwardly open mouth, a clip for securing the collar to an article of clothing of a user and a floor spaced below the collar. A front wall, a back wall, and a pair of side walls extend vertically between and are connected to the collar and the floor and define therewith an upwardly open tool-receiving spaced closed downwardly by the floor. One of the walls is elastically deformable and has an inwardly projecting bump engageable with a tool in the space.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A holster for a hand tool, the holster comprising: 
 an annular upper collar defining an upwardly open mouth;    a clip for securing the collar to an article of clothing of a user;    a floor spaced below the collar;    a front wall, a back wall, and a pair of side walls extending vertically between and connected to the collar and the floor and defining therewith an upwardly open tool-receiving spaced closed downwardly by the floor, one of the walls being elastically deformable and having an inwardly projecting bump engageable with a tool in the space.    
     
     
         2 . The tool holster defined in  claim 1  wherein the walls define and are separated by throughgoing slots extending vertically from the floor to the collar.  
     
     
         3 . The tool holster defined in  claim 2  wherein the one wall is the front wall, whereby the bump presses the tool against the back wall.  
     
     
         4 . The tool holster defined in  claim 3  wherein the side walls are also each formed with an inwardly directed bump and are elastically deflectable to grip a tool in the space between their bumps.  
     
     
         5 . The tool holster defined in  claim 4  wherein all the walls are unitarily formed with the collar and floor.  
     
     
         6 . The tool holster defined in  claim 1  wherein the rear wall is somewhat stiffer than the front and side walls.  
     
     
         7 . The tool holster defined in  claim 1  wherein the collar is provided with an outwardly projecting annular stiffening rim.  
     
     
         8 . The tool holster defined in  claim 1  wherein the floor is generally rectangular.  
     
     
         9 . A holster for a hand tool, the holster comprising: 
 a generally rectangular annular upper collar defining an upwardly open mouth;    a clip for securing the collar to an article of clothing of a user;    a generally rectangular floor spaced below the collar;    a front wall, a back wall, and a pair of side walls extending generally parallel to each other and vertically between and connected to the collar and the floor and defining therewith an upwardly open tool-receiving spaced closed downwardly by the floor, the walls being unitarily formed with the collar and floor, one of the walls being elastically deformable and having an inwardly projecting bump engageable with a tool in the space, the walls defining a plurality of vertically extending corner slots extending from the floor to a lower edge of the collar.