Assembly consisting of a hand-held tool and an attachment for hooking the tool, and the hooking attachment

Abstract

Assembly consisting of a hand-held tool ( 3 ) and an attachment comprising a loop ( 4 ) designed to be threaded on to a belt ( 2 ) and provided with a catch finger ( 5 ) for the tool ( 3 ), the tool being designed to hook on to the finger ( 5 ) in the operating position before being able to swing under its own weight into a position in which locking means ( 12, 13 ) prevent it from becoming unhooked from the finger ( 5 ). The invention is particularly suitable for fastening tools.

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       10 . Assembly consisting of a hand-held tool and an attachment comprising a loop designed to be threaded on to a belt and provided with a catch finger for the tool, the tool being designed to hook on to the finger in the operating position before being able to swing under its own weight into a position in which locking means prevent it from becoming unhooked from the finger.  
   
   
       11 . Assembly according to  claim 10 , in which the locking means are provided on the catch finger.  
   
   
       12 . Assembly according to  claim 11 , in which the catch finger comprises an end designed to be passed through an opening of an associated shape provided in the handle of the tool.  
   
   
       13 . Assembly according to  claim 12 , in which the end to be passed through the opening provides a groove for receiving the handle of the tool and forms the means for locking the hooked tool in the position in which it is swung under its own weight.  
   
   
       14 . Assembly according to  claim 12 , in which the end of the catch finger comprises an end portion mounted to be pivoted into the position for locking the hooked tool in the operating position in case the tool should swing from the position in which it is swung under its own weight in the opposite direction into the operating position as the result of an unexpected movement by the operator.  
   
   
       15 . Attachment comprising a loop designed to be threaded on to a belt and provided with a catch finger for a tool, the finger including locking means preventing the tool from becoming unhooked.  
   
   
       16 . Attachment according to  claim 15 , in which the catch finger comprises a groove for receiving the tool.  
   
   
       17 . Attachment according to  claim 16 , in which the receiving groove is formed by an end portion for passing through the opening and for locking.  
   
   
       18 . Attachment according to  claim 17 , in which the end portion comprises two small cylinders, an external end cylinder being designed to pivot relative to an internal end cylinder in order to lock the hooked tool in two respective operating and swung positions.