Safety cable for holding tools

Abstract

A safety cable for tools for preventing the tools from falling when the individual is on a ladder, scaffold or roof has a first end attachable to the individual, such as the individual's work belt, and a second distal end to which the tool is secured. The first end includes a releasably securable chain link that connects to a clothing article, such as the belt, and adjacent the distal end is a safety clip that attaches to an o-ring adjoined to the chain link when the tool is not in use thereby taking up the length of cable and preventing the cable and the tool from freely dangling from the individual. The safety clip is released from the first end of the cable when the tool is to be used so that the individual has the entire length of cable available for using, maneuvering and positioning the tool while still retaining the securement of the tool to the distal end of the cable.

1 . A safety cable for holding and securing a tool to a worker, comprising:
 an elongated flexible cable including:   a first end attachable to the worker;   an opposite distal second end;   an open and close chain link adjacent the first end and capable of releasable attachment to the worker;   an o-ring interconnected to the chain link and the first end of the cable;   a safety clip mounted to the cable adjacent the second distal end for attachment to the first end of the cable; and   whereupon the second distal end is securable to the tool and the safety clip is attachable to the first end of the cable so that the tool is maintained in proximity to the worker when the tool is not being used and the safety clip is releasable from the first end of the cable thereby allowing the worker to use the tool.   
   
   
       2 . The safety cable for holding and securing a tool to a worker of  claim 1  wherein the second distal end includes a loop that is securable to the tool. 
   
   
       3 . The safety cable for holding and securing a tool to a worker of  claim 2  wherein the loop is composed of a deformable and compressible rubber material. 
   
   
       4 . A safety cable for holding and securing a tool to a worker, comprising:
 a flexible, elongated cable including:   a first end for attachment to the worker;   an opposite second distal end for securement to the tool;   an open and close chain link mounted to the first end of the cable and releasably attachable to the worker;   a safety clip secured to the cable adjacent the second distal end for releasable attachment at the first end of the cable; and   whereupon the second distal end is securable to the tool and the safety clip is attachable to the first end of the cable so that the tool is maintained in proximity to the worker when the tool is not being used and the safety clip is releasable from the first end of the cable thereby allowing the worker to use the tool.   
   
   
       5 . The safety cable for holding and securing a tool to a worker of  claim 4  further comprising an o-ring interconnected to the first end of the cable and the open and close chain link and to which the safety clip can be attached when the tool is not in use. 
   
   
       6 . The safety cable for holding and securing a tool to a worker of  claim 5  wherein the second distal end includes a loop for securement to the tool. 
   
   
       7 . The safety cable for holding and securing a tool to a worker of  claim 6  wherein the loop is composed of a deformable and compressible rubber material.