EP2384862A1 - Support d'outils de bout de doigt - Google Patents

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EP2384862A1
EP2384862A1 EP10161967A EP10161967A EP2384862A1 EP 2384862 A1 EP2384862 A1 EP 2384862A1 EP 10161967 A EP10161967 A EP 10161967A EP 10161967 A EP10161967 A EP 10161967A EP 2384862 A1 EP2384862 A1 EP 2384862A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25G—HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
    • B25G1/00—Handle constructions
    • B25G1/10—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape
    • B25G1/105—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners
    • B25G1/107—Handle constructions characterised by material or shape for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners of thimble type

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  • the present invention relates to tool holders, in general and, in particular, to tool holders which are held and manipulated on a finger tip.
  • Finger-mounted tools and tool holders are known in the art for use in areas which are difficult to access.
  • US patent 2,585,641 to Faso describes tools, such as wrenches, screwdrivers, etc., which include a ferrule for mounting on the top portion of a finger.
  • US patent 6,834,570 to Risolio describes a finger wrench that can be used to reach locations which can only be reached by fingers.
  • the tool holder includes a finger socket for mounting on a fingertip of a user, and a tool holding portion coupled to the finger socket.
  • the tool holding portion is at least partially formed of material having magnetic properties.
  • the tool holder of further includes a housing coupled to the finger socket and having a magnet disposed therein.
  • the tool holding portion is integrally formed with the finger socket.
  • the tool holding portion includes a ratchet mechanism.
  • the tool holding portion according to one embodiment is perpendicularly mounted on the finger socket.
  • the tool holding portion is mounted in parallel to the finger socket.
  • the finger socket includes a slit extending along the length of the finger socket.
  • the finger socket includes a finger adapter releasably disposed therein.
  • the finger adapter is selected from a plurality of finger adapters each having a different inner diameter.
  • the tool holding portion is a wrench holder, which is preferably configured to snugly fit a wrench socket selected from a plurality of wrench sockets.
  • the tool holding portion is configured for mounting an element holder thereon, and preferably includes a rotator for rotating the element holder.
  • the tool holding portion is an accessory holder.
  • a tool holder kit including a tool holder as described above and a grip having a mounting portion for mounting the tool holder
  • the method includes forming a finger socket for mounting on a fingertip of a user, coupling a tool holding portion to the finger socket, and forming at least a portion of the tool holding portion from a material having magnetic properties.
  • the present invention relates to a tool holder for holding tools by means of a magnet, which includes a finger socket permitting the tool holder to be mounted on a fingertip for manipulating tool bits or other accessories.
  • the tool holder includes a finger socket, and a tool holding portion coupled to the finger socket.
  • the tool holding portion is at least partially formed of material having magnetic properties.
  • the magnetic tool holder may include a bit wrench for holding tool bits, such screw bits, socket bits, etc.
  • the magnetic tool holder may hold accessories, such as a flashlight, knife, pen, clip, or a mini mirror, for using in hard-to-reach places.
  • tool holder in connection with the tool holder, for the purpose of the present application, refers to any hardware tools and accessories, including screw bits, socket bits, wrenches, element holders and the like or various accessories such as flash lights, laser tags, mini mirrors, knifes etc.
  • the tool holder includes a ratchet mechanism for providing unidirectional rotation of a tool bit by means of the tool held in the holder.
  • Tool holder 10 includes a housing 12 coupled to a finger socket 14.
  • Finger socket 14 is a hollow cylinder affixed to housing 12 for mounting on a fingertip.
  • finger socket 14 includes a slit 15, extending along the length of finger socket 14. Slit 15 allows the tool holder to be mounted on fingers of different diameters.
  • Housing 12 defines recesses 13, 13', for holding a magnet 20, and a tool holding portion 16 mounted substantially parallel to finger socket 14, respectively.
  • Socket 18 is illustrated as being hexagonal in shape, although it can, alternatively, be of any other desired geometrical shape.
  • the size of socket 18 is preferably a standard size, which fits standard tool bits.
  • Tool holding portion 16 is mounted over magnet 20, holding the magnet in place inside recess 13. Magnet 20 holds the tool bits inserted in socket 18, preventing accidental release of the tool bit during use. Alternatively, magnet 20 can be eliminated and tool holding portion 16 may include a magnetic material.
  • tool holding portion 16 is a ratchet screw driver, including a reversible ratchet wheel 17 with a pawl 22.
  • the reversible ratchet wheel 17 allows the user to freely rotate tool holder 10 clockwise or counterclockwise about the axis of socket 18, while ratchet wheel 17 turns in only one direction, depending on the position of pawl 22.
  • the tool holder may be utilized to hold bits and allows the user mounting the finger tool on his finger to freely reach any hard-to-reach spot without fear of dropping the bit, and to easily rotate the bit using the reversible ratchet.
  • the user uses his finger as a lever, creating torque.
  • ratchet wheel 17 may be replaced with a non-rotating accessory holder and tool holder 10 may be arranged to hold a set of accessories, such as flashlight, mini mirror, knife, which are coupled to a base for insertion into socket 18.
  • socket 18 and the base of the accessory bit may have any desired geometry, not necessarily hexagonal.
  • FIG 2 is a perspective view of a finger mounted tool holder 30, according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Tool holder 30 is substantially the same as tool holder 10 of Figure 1 and includes a housing 32 defining a finger socket 34, and a tool holding portion 36 mounted in such away as to permit holding a tool perpendicularly to the user's finger during use.
  • a second tool holding portion 38 is provided, mounted in such away as to permit holding a tool in parallel to the user's finger during use.
  • Tool holding portion 38 also defines a recess for receiving a magnet (not shown). Tool holding portion 38 allows the user to rotate a tool bit by rotating his finger about its longitudinal axis.
  • both parallel tool holding portion 36 and perpendicular tool holding portion 38 are provided with a magnet (not shown), for holding the tool bit in the tool holding portion, and a reversible ratchet wheel.
  • tool holder 30 may be provided only with a perpendicularly mounted tool holding portion 38.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a tool holder 40, according to a further embodiment of the present invention.
  • Tool holder 40 includes a finger socket 42, having an opening 44 at the wide end of the finger socket 42, for mounting on a fingertip.
  • Finger socket 42 is a substantially conical in shape to hold a finger, and may be open at its top end.
  • finger socket 42 includes a slit 45, extending along the length of finger socket 42, for receiving fingers of different diameters.
  • the internal surface of finger socket 42 is rough or includes special elements for frictional or mechanical engagement of the finger.
  • An accessory socket 46 is coupled to the narrow end of finger socket 44.
  • Accessory socket 46 includes an annular aperture for receiving the base of an accessory, such as a flashlight or tool bits having an annular base.
  • accessory socket 46 may have a different shape, such as hexagonal.
  • Accessory socket 46 includes a magnet 48 for holding the base of the accessory firmly inside the socket.
  • accessory socket 46 itself, can be magnetized.
  • the tool holding portion 52 of a tool holder 50 may include a protruding element 54 for sitting inside a base of a tool or accessory to be manipulated (not shown).
  • the protruding element 54 may include a magnet or a magnetized portion, or a magnet may be held inside tool holding portion 52 and held in place by protruding element 54.
  • the protruding element can be positioned substantially perpendicular to or substantially parallel to tool holder 50.
  • a ratchet mechanism (not shown) may also be provided about protruding element 54, if desired.
  • the tool holder of the invention may include any combination of sockets, protrusions, and ratchet mechanisms, which can be mounted in parallel or perpendicular to the finger socket.
  • Figures 5a and 5b are a perspective view illustration, and an exploded view illustration, respectively, of a tool holder 60 constructed and operative in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, and having an element holder mounted thereon,.
  • the term 'element' in connection with the element holder refers to a variety elements, including screws, blots, nuts, screw nuts, flat washers, spring washers, anchors, screws, bolts, spacers, seal-rings, and the like.
  • Tool holder 60 includes a finger socket 62 and a finger adapter 64 releasably disposed therein.
  • finger adapter 64 which best fits his finger size.
  • finger adapter 64 includes a mounting protrusion 66 for releasably securing finger adapter 64 inside finger socket 62.
  • finger socket 62 includes a mounting aperture 68 for receiving mounting protrusion 66.
  • mounting protrusion 66 is made of an elastic depressable material, allowing the user to press mounting protrusion 66 out of mounting aperture 68, and thus to remove finger adapter 64 from finger socket 62.
  • mounting protrusion 66 may be provided with a retracting mechanism, such as a spring.
  • finger socket 62 and finger adapter 64 may be provided with any one of a variety of known releasably securing arrangements.
  • the inner wall of finger adapter 64 is rough or includes special elements for frictional or mechanical engagement with the user's finger.
  • Tool holder 60 further includes a rotator 70 mounted on finger socket 62.
  • Rotator 70 includes a magnet 72 mounted thereon, and is configured to for mounting an element holder 76 thereon
  • Element holder 76 is adapted and configured to hold elements.
  • Rotator 70 further includes a mounting flange 74 for removably mounting thereon an element holder 76.
  • Element holder 76 is sized and adapted to retain the bolt elements attached to magnet 72 in a desired sequence at a centrally aligned position.
  • element holder 76 is made of an elastic material which is capable of firmly holding elements having a peripheral diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of element holder 76.
  • Element holder 76 includes a mounting portion 78 adapted to removably engage mounting flange 74.
  • Mounting portion 78 may be made of an elastic materiel so as to allow fairly easy removal of element holder 76 and replacing it with another.
  • mounting portion 78 is adapted to be snap-fitted or frictionally mounted on mounting flange 74.
  • mounting portion 78 and mounting flange 74 may include mounting means for mounting element holder 76 on flange 74, such as a screw thread in the inner wall of mounting portion 78 and matching screw threads on the outer periphery of flange 74.
  • the user may mount a element holder 76 having an inner diameter fitted to hold bolt elements of a desired peripheral diameter, such as element holder 76a of tool holder 60a having a larger diameter than element holder 76 as shown in Figure 5c or element holder 76b of tool holder 60b having a smaller diameter than element holder 76 and 76a as shown in Figure 5d .
  • Tool holder 60 may be utilized for mounting a washer and a screw nut on a hard to reach screw bolt.
  • the user selects from a plurality of element holder 76 a sleeve having a diameter slightly larger than the peripheral diameter of the screw nut and washer and mounts same on flange.
  • the user selects a finger adapter 64 which best fits the user's finger, slides same into finger socket 62 until mounting protrusion 66 enters a mounting aperture 68 so as to releasably secure finger adapter 64 inside finger socket 62.
  • the user mounts tool holder 60 on his finger and disposes the screw nut first and then the washer into element holder 76 until the screw nut engages magnet 72 of rotator 70.
  • the user may first select the finger adapter and then the sleeve or vise verse.
  • the screw nut on rotator 70 includes screw threads matching the screw threads of the screw bolt and washer comprises a central circular aperture having a diameter which is slightly larger than the diameter of the screw bolt. The washer and the screw nut, which are held by magnet 72, are retained by element holder 76 in substantially central alignment.
  • a portion of the outer periphery of rotator 70 may include engaging groves 71 for facilitating the turning of rotator 70.
  • FIG 6 is a perspective view illustration of a tool holder 80 constructed and operative in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Tool holder 80 includes a socket 82 and a finger adapter 84 constructed and operative substantially the same as finger socket 62 and finger adapter 64 as described above and illustrated in Figures 5a-5b .
  • Tool holder 80 further includes a wrench holder 86 for holding a wrench socket 88 having an outer wall 89a and an inner wall 89b adapted and shaped to hold an element such as a screw nut or the head of a screw bolt.
  • Outer wall 89a is adapted and configured to snugly engage wrench holder 86.
  • wrench sockets each having an outer wall 89a adapted and configured to be snugly fitted in wrench holder 86, and an inner wall 89b of different shape and size so as to allow utilizing tool holder 80 with a variety of screws and bolts or other similar elements.
  • wrench holder 86 is formed of a magnetic material configured to retain a wrench socket seated therein.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view illustration of a tool holder 90 constructed and operative in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Tool holder 90 is substantially the same as tool holder 10 of Figure 1a and includes a housing 92, a finger socket 94, and a tool holding portion 96 mounted on housing 92.
  • Tool holding portion 96 includes a magnet, (not shown) and a reversible ratchet wheel 97 having a pawl 99.
  • Tool holding portion 96 is shown here with a screw bit 95, seated therein and held by the magnet. Alternatively, other tool bit may be held in tool holding portion 96.
  • finger socket 94 includes a finger adapter 100 substantially the same as finger adapter 64 of Figure 5a .
  • Figure 8 is an exploded view illustration of a tool holder kit 110 constructed and operative in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Tool holder kit 110 includes a tool holder 112, substantially the same as tool holder 90 of Figure 7 .
  • Tool holder kit 110 further includes a tool holding portion 114, and a finger socket 116 having a mounting aperture 118.
  • tool holder kit 110 includes at least one finger adapter 120, a grip 122, and a tool bits holder 124 with a plurality of tool bits 126 seated in tool bits holder 124.
  • Finger adapter 120 is substantially the same as finger adapter 64 of figure 6a and includes a mounting protrusion 128.
  • Grip 122 includes a mounting portion 127 adapted and configured to be mounted inside finger socket 116.
  • Mounting portion 127 includes a mounting protrusion 129, which is substantially similar to mounting protrusion 128 on finger adapter 120 and is adapted to engage mounting aperture 118.
  • grip 122 defines a hollow portion 130 having an opening 132, adapted for holding tool bits holder 124 and finger adapter 120.
  • Grip 122 may further include a cover 134 for covering opening 132.
  • Tool holder kit 110 allows the user to select between utilizing tool holder 112 with his finger and utilizing tool holder 112 with his hand.
  • tool holder 112 may be mounted on a user's finger.
  • tool holder 112 may be mounted on grip 122 and the user can use his hand. This way, the user may alternate between his finger and grip 122, without searching for the appropriate tool and/or changing the tool bits.
  • tool holder kit 110 may further include other tool holders in addition to or instead of tool holder 112, such as a tool holder 60 of Figure 5a or a tool holder 80 of Figure 6 .

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GB564439A (en) * 1943-05-17 1944-09-27 Archibald Cuthill Improvements in or relating to spanners
US2585641A (en) 1945-07-21 1952-02-12 Samuel J Goldstein Finger-supported tool for locating and turning small nuts, boltheads, etc.
US2788817A (en) * 1954-01-11 1957-04-16 Leniz Tool Mfg Company Inc Thimble screw driver
US2891434A (en) * 1958-04-21 1959-06-23 Lozensky Charles Andrew Ratchet wrench
CH439171A (de) * 1966-08-09 1967-06-30 Willy Flury Garage Magadino Montagegerät zum Setzen von Maschinenelementen, insbesondere Schrauben, Muttern usw.
DE29615765U1 (de) * 1996-09-10 1996-10-31 Tillmann, Dietmar, 48149 Münster Vorrichtung zum Halten von Werkzeugbits
US20030061914A1 (en) * 2001-10-01 2003-04-03 Benatz Robert C. Socket wrench organizer
US6834570B2 (en) 2003-01-27 2004-12-28 Larry Joseph Risolio Finger wrench
US20060185057A1 (en) 2005-02-10 2006-08-24 Terpinski Casper M Magnetic finger glove
US20090152150A1 (en) * 2007-12-12 2009-06-18 Kernodle Jr Richard Vernon Retention dual use bit holder

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB564439A (en) * 1943-05-17 1944-09-27 Archibald Cuthill Improvements in or relating to spanners
US2585641A (en) 1945-07-21 1952-02-12 Samuel J Goldstein Finger-supported tool for locating and turning small nuts, boltheads, etc.
US2788817A (en) * 1954-01-11 1957-04-16 Leniz Tool Mfg Company Inc Thimble screw driver
US2891434A (en) * 1958-04-21 1959-06-23 Lozensky Charles Andrew Ratchet wrench
CH439171A (de) * 1966-08-09 1967-06-30 Willy Flury Garage Magadino Montagegerät zum Setzen von Maschinenelementen, insbesondere Schrauben, Muttern usw.
DE29615765U1 (de) * 1996-09-10 1996-10-31 Tillmann, Dietmar, 48149 Münster Vorrichtung zum Halten von Werkzeugbits
US20030061914A1 (en) * 2001-10-01 2003-04-03 Benatz Robert C. Socket wrench organizer
US6834570B2 (en) 2003-01-27 2004-12-28 Larry Joseph Risolio Finger wrench
US20060185057A1 (en) 2005-02-10 2006-08-24 Terpinski Casper M Magnetic finger glove
US20090152150A1 (en) * 2007-12-12 2009-06-18 Kernodle Jr Richard Vernon Retention dual use bit holder

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