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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
May. 11, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred W Cantwell, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
224269 ; 224904 ;
Abstract
A belt clip for supporting a tool comprises a generally U-shaped member including a curved central portion, a first and a second leg connected to the central portion and an end portion of the first leg being movably connected to the curved central portion and being directed towards the second leg; and a curved member connected to the second leg, the curved member including a first section integral with and extending away from the second leg and a second section connected to the first section that curves back towards the second leg. The device can hold the tool in a stationary position so that the tool can be released from the clip without removal of the clip from the belt.