Tools Circumferentially Placed and Retractable Into a Glove

Abstract

A glove or length of fabric which is wrapped around at least part of the hand and wrist, having a plurality of circumferentially disposed cavities there-around, is disclosed herein. The cavities hold elongated tools, the tools attached to reels of wire which pull the tools into the cavities. When it is desired to use a tool, one pulls a tool out of its cavity and grasps it in a hand. As the working end of the tool faces outwards towards the fingers of a user, the tool is already oriented substantially correctly for use. One needs only pull out the desired tool when using it and let it retract back into a cavity when not in use, while having access to use of all of one's fingers, which remain uncovered by the glove/fabric in embodiments of the disclosed technology.

1 . A tool holder comprising:
 a flexible linear length of material having two elongated sides and two shorter sides;   a thumb portal region forming a unitary structure along part of a length of a first elongated side of said two elongated sides;   multiple spaced-apart elongated cavities attached to said material and oriented with an opening of each cavity of said multiple elongated cavities facing towards said first elongated side;   an attachment mechanism which holds said two shorter sides in place relative to each other.   
     
     
         2 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of spring-loaded reels fixedly held to said flexible material, each aligned with an elongated cavity of said multiple elongated cavities. 
     
     
         3 . The tool holder of  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of tools each attached to a wire, each wire attached to a spring-loaded reel of said plurality of spring-loaded reels. 
     
     
         4 . The tool holder of  claim 3 , wherein each cavity of said multiple cavities comprises:
 a first opening wider than an elongated tool held there-in, said tool held in said cavity by a corresponding said wire, and   a second opening smaller than a width of said tool held there-in through which said corresponding wire passes.   
     
     
         5 . The tool holder of  claim 4 , wherein each tool of said plurality of tools is elongated and longer in an elongated direction than a corresponding cavity of said multiple cavities. 
     
     
         6 . The tool holder of  claim 5 , wherein a working end of each tool of said plurality of tools faces distally to a wearer of said tool holder. 
     
     
         7 . The tool holder of  claim 6 , wherein said tool holder covers a wrist, part of a palm, and part of a thumb region of a hand of a wearer, leaving exposed a rest of said hand of said wearer, including at least a majority of a thumb and all of the remaining fingers. 
     
     
         8 . A glove comprising:
 a flexible fabric adapted to be held around part of an arm and a hand of a wearer;   a plurality of elongated cavities oriented substantially parallel to a length of said arm;   a plurality of elongated tools each having, with reference to said arm, a distal working end and a proximal retractable wire attached thereto.   
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 8 , wherein said proximal retractable wire further comprises a spring-loaded spool held in a cavity of said glove. 
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 9 , further comprising a flexible fabric held between a thumb and index finger, forming a unitary structure with said flexible fabric adapted to hold around part of said arm and said hand of said wearer. 
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 10 , wherein a tool of said plurality thereof is held between a thumb and forefinger of a wearer of said glove, and said retractable wire extends through a respective said cavity of said plurality thereof and is attached to a respective said spool. 
     
     
         12 . A method of arranging and using tools in a glove comprising steps of:
 attaching tools to retractable reels spaced apart circumferentially around a glove;   placing said tools in cavities of said gloves, said cavities spaced apart circumferentially around said glove, wherein said cavities are elongated each with openings at a distal side thereof, relative to a wearer, and wherein a working end of each tool is pointed in a distal direction;   distally pulling a desired tool of said tools out of a respective said cavity and using said tool.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said tool is held between a thumb and forefinger of said wearer, and a wire extends through a respective said cavity and is attached to a respective said reel.