Mounting bracket for handheld tool

Abstract

A compressor includes a pump and a mounting bracket attached to the pump. A handheld pneumatic tool is configured to be powered by the compressor. It is further configured to be captured by the bracket and to require the tool to be rotated in order to remove the tool from the bracket.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a compressor including a pump and a mounting bracket attached to the pump; and   a handheld pneumatic tool configured to be powered by the compressor, to be captured by the bracket, and to require the tool to be rotated in order to withdraw the tool from the bracket.   
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the compressor includes wheels for wheeling the compressor over a floor after tilting the compressor about the wheels. 
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a handle for lifting and carrying the housing by the handle. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the compressor is configured to rest on a floor in first and second orientations that are rotated 90° from each other. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the bracket is attached to a side wall of the compressor. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5  wherein the side wall is configured to be vertical when the compressor is operated. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein withdrawal of the tool from the bracket does not require bending, moving or squeezing the bracket. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the tool has a hand grip configured to be removably captured by the bracket and to rotated in order to withdraw the tool from the bracket. 
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  wherein the rotation is about a longitudinal axis of the grip. 
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the rotation to withdraw the tool is against gravity when the compressor is in its operational orientation. 
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the tool is one of multiple handheld pneumatic tools, each configured to be powered by the compressor and having a hand grip configured to be removably captured by the bracket and requiring the tool to be rotated to withdraw the tool from the bracket. 
   
   
       12 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mounting bracket attached to a mounting surface; and   a handheld tool having a hand grip and configured to be mounted on the surface with the grip captured by and in the bracket, and withdrawal of the grip from the bracket requires rotating the grip about its longitudinal axis.   
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the withdrawal of the grip does not require bending, moving or squeezing the bracket. 
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein the tool is one of multiple handheld tools each having a hand grip and configured to be mounted on the surface with the grip captured by and in the grip, with withdrawal of the grip from the bracket requiring rotating the grip about its longitudinal axis. 
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein with requirement for rotating is due to the grip having long and short dimensions perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the grip, the long dimension being longer than a width of an opening into the bracket and being aligned with said width when the grip is captured, and the short dimension being smaller than said width. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the long dimension is greater than the depth of the cavity of the bracket in which the grip is captured, to require the grip to be rotated about its longitudinal axis in order to fit entirely into the cavity. 
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 12  wherein, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the grip, diametrically opposite locations on the grip are configured to simultaneously engage the bracket to prevent movement of the grip along a diametrically directed direction.