Apparatus for releasably holding tool

Abstract

A tool holder comprising: a boss configured to accept the tool and having a can 4 which may be inserted into a recess on a carrier; a movable carrier in communication with a securing pin providing for the releasable engagement of the tool when the tool is placed on the boss and the tool is rotated when engaged; and, a carrier positioner in simultaneous communication with a carrier containment device and one or more movable carriers.

1 . A tool holder comprising: 
 a boss configured to accept the tool and having a cam which may be inserted into a recess on a carrier;    a movable carrier in communication with a securing pin providing for the releasable engagement of the tool when the tool is placed on the boss and the tool is rotated when engaged; and,    a carrier positioner in simultaneous communication with a carrier containment device and one or more movable carriers.    
   
   
       2 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the boss releasably engages the tool when the tool is rotated between about 10 degrees and about 90 degrees.  
   
   
       3 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the boss has one or more cams that engage a cam recess on the carrier, the cam following the cam recess and causing the boss to move axially with respect to a central axis of the boss when the boss is rotated upon the carrier.  
   
   
       4 . The tool holder of  claim 1  wherein the cam recess has at least one recess lobe to accommodate the cam follower and provide for tactile sensation whenever the cam follower is positioned or secured therein.  
   
   
       5 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the boss has a detent ball within a detent to releasably engage the tool.  
   
   
       6 . The tool holder of  claim 5 , wherein a securing surface on the securing pin urges the detent ball into engagement with a recess on the tool when the boss is rotated upon the carrier.  
   
   
       7 . The tool holder of  claim 5 , wherein a retaining surface on the securing pin retains the detent ball generally within the detent when the detent ball is disengaged from the tool.  
   
   
       8 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the boss is configured to accept a ⅜″ drive socket.  
   
   
       9 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the boss is configured to accept a 1″ drive socket.  
   
   
       10 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the boss is configured to accept a ½″ drive socket.  
   
   
       11 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the boss is configured to accept a ¼″ drive socket.  
   
   
       12 . The tool holder of  claim 1 , wherein the securing pin is integral with the carrier.  
   
   
       13 . The socket holder of  claim 14  wherein the carrier containment device further comprises a transferable magnet or magnetic material attached thereto.  
   
   
       14 . A twist lock socket holder comprising: a carrier having a cam recess and a securing pin, the securing pin having a retaining surface and a securing surface; a boss attachable to the carrier, the boss having one or more cam followers, the cam followers generally engaging the cam surface to urge the boss generally along a central axis of the securing pin when the boss is rotated; and a detent ball housed within a detent in the boss, the detent ball generally retained within the detent by a retaining surface on the securing pin and movable into a socket detent by a securing surface of the securing pin; and, 
 a carrier positioner in simultaneous communication with a carrier containment device and one or more carriers.    
   
   
       15 . The twist lock socket holder of  claim 14  wherein the carrier positioner is comprised of a resiliently compressible compound and is insertably positioned within a carrier containment device.  
   
   
       16 . The twist lock socket holder of  claim 15  wherein the resiliently compressible compound is a latex based compound.  
   
   
       17 . The twist lock socket holder of  claim 14  further comprising one or more compressible lobes positioned upon a boss positioning surface of the boss in a manner providing for the compressible positioning of said lobes within a carrier storage channel when the boss is rotated.  
   
   
       18 . The twist lock socket holder of  claim 17  wherein the compressible lobes are comprised of a latex based compound.  
   
   
       19 . The twist lock socket holder of  claim 14  further comprising a magnetic material or transferable magnet attached to the carrier containment device.