Nail holder

Abstract

A roofing nail holder for nail coils, including a flat base with rounded sides leading up to an open top so that the nails can be inserted there through, and a belt clip. A notch is cut out from the front wall for ready finger-access and quick reloading of a nail gun. The points of the nails in the coil can be oriented toward the front or back of the holder, depending on the preference of the user. An alternate embodiment of the present invention is a nail strip holder, which generally comprises a parallelogram-shaped receptacle with an open top, and slots cut out of the bottom surface. A nail strip is inserted into the receptacle through the open top and rests within the receptacle at a 30-degree angle. A belt clip is likewise attached to the receptacle. Both embodiments provide easy access to nails while performing construction work, and may be economically manufactured.

1 . A roofing nail coil holder, comprising a five-walled enclosure including an aperture at top, a flat base at bottom, a front wall, a back wall, and opposing convex partially-rounded side walls arching upward to a maximum constant spacing continuing from midway between said top and bottom to said top aperture for seating a roofing nail coil on its side, 
 a belt clip attached to said back wall; and    said front wall being defined by a notch to facilitate finger-access to the nail coil.    
   
   
       2 . A nail coil holder according to  claim 1  wherein said five-walled enclosure is formed from a single material injection molding process.  
   
   
       3 . A nail coil holder according to  claim 2  wherein said single material is a flexible plastic material.  
   
   
       4 . A nail coil holder according to  claim 2  wherein said five-walled enclosure is 4.35″ wide and 4″ long.  
   
   
       5 . A nail coil holder according to  claim 4  wherein said belt clip is an offset yoke with inwardly angled ends molded to said back wall for passage of a belt there through.  
   
   
       6 . A nail coil holder according to  claim 5  wherein said flat base is defined by drainage slots.  
   
   
       7 . A nail strip holder comprising: 
 a receptacle formed as a quadrilateral and including, 
 a flat front side, having a straight top edge and a straight bottom edge;  
 a flat back side, having a straight top edge and a straight bottom edge;  
 a flat right side, having a straight top edge and a straight bottom edge;  
 a flat left side, having a straight top edge and a straight bottom edge;  
 a flat bottom base having four edges joined to the straight bottom edges of said front, back, left and right sides; and  
   a belt clip attached to said flat back side.    
   
   
       8 . A nail strip holder according to  claim 7  wherein said flat bottom base is defined by at least one slot to allow debris and water to drain out of said enclosure.  
   
   
       9 . A nail strip holder according to  claim 8 , wherein said belt clip is plastic integrally molded onto said holder.  
   
   
       10 . A nail strip holder according to  claim 8  wherein said belt clip is metal.  
   
   
       11 . A nail strip holder according to  claim 7  wherein said quadrilateral is a parallelogram, whereby said parallelogram allows different degrees of nails to be held.  
   
   
       12 . A nail strip holder according to  claim 7  wherein said quadrilateral is a rectangle.  
   
   
       13 . A nail strip holder according to  claim 7 , wherein said receptacle is formed from a single material by an injection molding process.  
   
   
       14 . A nail strip holder according to  claim 13  wherein said single material is a flexible plastic material.