Tool holder apparatus

Abstract

A holder for retaining small articles, such as a work glove or a hand tool on user's clothes in an easily accessible location. The holder has a moisture impermeable panel, which has dimensions greater than an outer periphery of the glove. A securing member is attached to the user's clothing article, such as a waist belt. A second securing member is attached adjacent a cuff portion of the glove. The securing members carry quick-release fasteners allowing ready engagement and disengagement of the glove with the panel. The panel may be secured on a waist belt of the user to provide easy access to the glove by the user. A small tool holder is secured to the waist belt a distance from the panel. The tool holder may be a retractor with a retractable string, which suspends the hand tool on the belt.

1 . A holder apparatus for retaining small articles on an item of clothing of a user, the apparatus comprising: 
 a belt for positioning about a waist of the user, the belt carrying a first securing means;    a protective panel secured to the belt below the first securing means;    a glove carrying a second securing means, said second securing means being being removably securable with the first securing means; and    a tool holder means detachably secured to the belt for suspending a tool from the belt.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said protective panel is formed from a flexible moisture-impermeable material.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said first securing means and said second securing means is each provided with securing elements allowing mating engagement of the first securing means and the second securing means, and wherein said second securing means has a greater surface area than the first securing means.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said tool holder means comprises a retractor device provided with a retractable string, and wherein a distant end of the retractable string is detachably securable to the tool.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said glove is provided with an open edge, and wherein a reinforcing strip is secured along said open edge.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a second protective panel secured to the belt, and a second glove securable to the belt a distance from said first glove.  
   
   
       7 . A holder apparatus for small articles, comprising: 
 a flexible belt configured for positioning on a torso of a user, said belt carrying a first securing member;    a moisture-impermeable panel secured to the belt below said first securing member;    a first article carrying a second securing member, said second securing member being adapted for mating engagement with the first securing member to thereby facilitate temporary positioning of said first article on the belt; and    a holder means secured to the belt for detachably retaining a second article on the belt of the user.    
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said panel is sized and shaped to extend outside a periphery of the first article to thereby protect user's clothes from contact with the first article.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said first securing member and said second securing member are provided with hook-and-loop fastening elements to facilitate detachable engagement of the first article to the belt.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said second securing member has a surface area greater than a surface area of the first securing member.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said belt is provided with tightening means to accommodate the belt to different size user's torsos.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said holder means is provided with a retractable device having a retractable string, and wherein the second article is detachably secured to a distant end of the retractable string.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said first article is a glove.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein said glove has an open edge, and wherein a reinforcing strip is secured along said open edge.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said second article is a hand tool.  
   
   
       15 . A method of securing small articles on a user's clothes, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a first securing member and positioning the first securing member on the user's clothes;    providing a moisture-impermeable panel and securing the panel on the user's clothes immediately adjacent the first securing member;    providing a second securing member and attaching the second securing member to a first article;    engaging the second securing member to the first securing member, thereby suspending the first article on the user's clothes;    providing a holder means for suspending a second article from the user's clothes; and    detachably securing the second article with said holder means.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said step of providing the moisture impermeable panel comprises a step of providing the panel configured to extend outside of an outer periphery of the first article.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the step of providing a waist belt for engaging the user's torso and attaching said panel to the waist belt.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said first securing member and said second securing member each carry hook-and-loop fastening elements to facilitate ready engagement and disengagement of the first article with the panel.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said holder means comprises a retractor for suspending the second article from the user's clothes.