US 12,256,828 B1
Apparatus for carrying tools on clothing belt
Jeffery Holmes, Fresno, TX (US)
Filed by Jeffery Holmes, Fresno, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,871.
Application 18/099,871 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/846,645, filed on Jul. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/398,846, filed on Aug. 17, 2022.
Int. Cl. A45F 5/02 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 5/021 (2013.01) [A45F 5/1575 (2025.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for hooking on a belt worn at a person's waist or hips for carrying tools and other items hands-free, without significantly causing pulling on the belt such that the belt is weighed down by the tools, the apparatus comprising at least two hooks for attaching or hooking to the belt and having at least two openings for receiving and supporting or attaching at least two tools, formed essentially from a single tube comprised of a metal, heavy plastic or synthetic capable of supporting and distributing the weight of the tools without significantly causing pulling on the belt or weighing down of the belt by the tools,
wherein when said apparatus is in position on said belt about said person's waist or hips, said at least two hooks respectively extend over and slightly in front of the top edge of said belt in an inverted or upside down u-shape with each having a longer side, and said longer side of said inverted “u” of each respective hook extends in parallel downwardly and vertically behind said belt about 0.5 inches to about 3.5 inches, at which point said longer sides each curve outward at an approximate right angle projecting horizontally a distance of about 0.5 inches to about 3.5 inches and then curve at another approximate right angle in the same plane toward each other, extending horizontally to form a first opening of the apparatus for receiving a first tool, and then before merging together, each said longer side curving outward again at an approximate right angle along said same plane a distance of about 0.5 to about 2.0 inches, before curving at another approximate right angle in the same plane toward each other to merge or meet together, forming a second opening of the apparatus for receiving a second tool.