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US3886508A
US3886508A US469405A US46940574A US3886508A US 3886508 A US3886508 A US 3886508A US 469405 A US469405 A US 469405A US 46940574 A US46940574 A US 46940574A US 3886508 A US3886508 A US 3886508A
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Georges Louis Lavrard
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Chatellerault Armes Cycles
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/0012—Professional or protective garments with pockets for particular uses, e.g. game pockets or with holding means for tools or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping

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  • ABSTRACT A garment carries a flexible sheet on which rod magnets are arranged in spacedly parallel relationship to define a supporting area longer and wider than 2 inches. Notches in the magnet surfaces assist in preventing movement of magnetically attracted ferrous tools.
  • the sheet may be mounted on any part of a garment remote from the hands, and held to the body of the wearer by loops which extend about the trunk of the wearer, one or more limbs, and/or the neck of the wearer.
  • a ferrous tool is readily secured to the magnetic tool holder of the invention by merely moving it close to the magnets, and may be withdrawn from the tool holder in a similarly simple manner. Contrary to the inherent mode of operation of pockets and straps, the magnets need not be approached by the tool in any specific direction. The tools magnetically retained may not be dropped accidentally in the manner always possible with pockets or straps if the workman bends low so that the opening of the pocket or strap faces downward.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first tool holder of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 similarly shows another tool holder of the invention together with portions of the wearers body.
  • a sleeveless vest l essentially consisting of a wide belt 2, an integral front panel 3 extending upward from the belt 2 in the normal operating position illustrated in FIG. 1, and two shoulder straps 4 integral with the front panel.
  • the straps 4 have free ends, not shown, which are fixedly fastened to the belt 2 behind the panel 3 so as to define with the front panel 3 and the belt 2 two arm holes 5 and an opening 6 through which the neck of the wearer normally passes.
  • the vest 1 may consist of denim or similar strong fabric.
  • buttons 7 releasably secure a flexible support sheet 10 of doeskin n the front face of the panel 3.
  • the sheet 10 is about inches long in a horizontal direction and 4 inches wide in a vertical direction, and six vertically elongated rod magnets 8 are firmly fastened to the sheet 10 by an epoxy resin adhesive in a known manner not specifically illustrated.
  • the magnets are uniformly spaced from each other in a transverse direction so that no magnet is more than 1 inch from another magnet of the group of six magnets 8.
  • the magnets 8 are each formed with five transverse notches or grooves 9 uniformly spaced apart less than 1 inch. Altogether, the magnets 8 define an accessible engagement surface whose dimensions are only slightly smaller than those of the support sheet 10.
  • a pocket 11 sewn to the front panel 3 is merely representative of other conventional receptacles which the vest 1 may carry in addition to the magnetic tool retaining device of the invention.
  • ferrous hand tools and more than one tool, may be carried on the grouped magnets 8 while not being used, yet are accessible immediately.
  • Tools having an approximately flat surface automatically orient themselves in such a manner that their flat surface is adjacent the maximum possible number of magnet poles.
  • Tools having arcuate surfaces make better than point contact with the magnets because of the notches 9 and because of the flexibility of the sheet 10.
  • the magnets at least to some extent, wrap themselves about the arcuate tool surface.
  • the notched surfaces of the magnets 8 provide more frictional contact than would smooth surfaces, thereby reducing the tendency of an attached tool to turn or slip.
  • the modified tool holder of the invention shown in FIG. 2 includes a belt 12 fastened about the trunk of the wearer by means of a buckle 13.
  • Two flaps l4 integral with the belt 12 depend from the belt on either side of the buckle 13 so as to be normally located on the front face of the wearers thighs.
  • Each flap 14 is held in position by a buckled strap 15 passing through an integral loop 16 in the bottom end of the associated flap l4 and circling the wearers leg.
  • Each flap 14 carries a support sheet 17 which is fixedly cemented to the associated flap, and itself carries five vertically elongated, transversely spaced, adhesively secured bar magnets 18 provided with longitudinally spaced, transverse notches 19 as described in more detail with reference to FIG. 1.
  • the flaps 14 and support sheets 17 follow the contour of the wearer's leg so that one of the six magnets 18 on the left flap 14 is concealed in the view of FIG. 2.
  • the belt 12, the flaps l4, and the sheets 18 may consist of fabric, flexible leather, or soft plastic, and it will be appreciated that the exact nature of the materials of construction employed in the supporting structure is not critical.
  • the magnets 18 cannot wrap themselves about a cylindrically arcuate surface of a retained tool, but such a surface has been found to orient itself automatically in such a manner that it is engaged by longitudinal edges of two transversely adjacent magnets if the tool does not orient itself along the aligned notches 19 of two or more magnets, as has also been observed, particularly with screw drivers and like devices.
  • the tool holder shown in FIG. 2 is normally worn over the pants of the wearer, out of direct contact with his body. It is unnecessary, therefore, to launder or otherwise clean the belt 12 and the flaps 14 during their normal life time.
  • the vest 1 shown in FIG. 1 may be laundered in any desired manner after unbuttoning the support sheet with its magnets 8. Fasteners other than buttons 7 may be employed for releasably fastening the sheet 10 to the panel 3 without change in function.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 respectively are merely illustrative of the garments suitable for fastening a magnet supporting sheet to the body of a user of this magnetic tool support.
  • the sheets 10, 17 may themselves be integral parts of a garment, although the illustrated arrangement has been found more practical.
  • the notches 9, 19 may be arranged and dimensioned differently than shown so as to constitute a pattern of knurls on the magnet surfaces, and other types of recesses open in a direction away from the face of the magnet support will readily be resorted to to meet specific conditions.
  • a tool holder comprising:
  • each magnet being not farther than 2 inches from another magnet of said group
  • said magnets jointly defining an accessible engagement surface having dimensions of length and width greater than 2 inches parallel to said face;
  • fastening means for fastening said support to a portion of an adult human body remote from the hands of said body.
  • a tool holder as set forth in claim I wherein said fastening means include a garment, respective portions of said garment defining a plurality of openings positioned and dimensioned for simultaneously receiving therein the trunk and a limb of said body respectively.
  • each of said magnets is formed with a plurality of transverse grooves open in a direction away from said face.
  • each of said magnets is formed with a plurality of transverse grooves open in a direction away from said face, each recess being aligned with a groove in a juxtaposed magnet transversely to the direction of magnet elongation.
  • each magnet is spaced not farther than one inch from another magnet of said group.

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US4826059A (en) * 1987-07-22 1989-05-02 Bosch A Allen Magnetic tool holder
US5107545A (en) * 1991-01-03 1992-04-28 Thomas Potter Fisherman's fly tying apron
US5651141A (en) * 1996-05-22 1997-07-29 Schneider; Jeff D. Garment and landing net combination
US5715539A (en) * 1996-08-02 1998-02-10 The Arnold Engineering Company Gloves and implements containing a flexible magnetic strip to improve grip
US5760668A (en) * 1996-01-16 1998-06-02 Testa; Joseph F. Magnetic tool and object holder
US5758807A (en) * 1996-08-21 1998-06-02 Wright; Robert A. Pocketless screw holder
US6049914A (en) * 1998-03-05 2000-04-18 Heilman; Lawrence A. Magnetic articles of clothing
US6163889A (en) * 1998-11-05 2000-12-26 Tate; John R. Article of clothing with embedded magnet
GB2391452A (en) * 2002-08-10 2004-02-11 Vincent Helm A magnetic tool holder
US20040069916A1 (en) * 2002-10-11 2004-04-15 Cohen Gregg A. Portable magnetic object holder and method of using the same
US20040173484A1 (en) * 2003-03-03 2004-09-09 Darryle Bates Flexible magnetic tool holder and method of making same
GB2403127A (en) * 2003-06-26 2004-12-29 Craig William Boddey Tool holder
US7007832B1 (en) * 2003-06-30 2006-03-07 Aeriel Payne Artisan's utility apron
US7032250B1 (en) * 2004-07-22 2006-04-25 Abednego Ben Davis Workman's vest construction
US7140047B2 (en) 2003-08-12 2006-11-28 Ronald Kronenberger Headwear piece with magnetic accessory holding assembly
US7146651B1 (en) * 2002-08-28 2006-12-12 Lapin Steven B Magnetic work apparel
US20070214702A1 (en) * 2006-03-17 2007-09-20 Christiansen Bart G Fishing garment system
US20080164267A1 (en) * 2007-01-09 2008-07-10 Alissa Huber Apparatuses, systems and methods for holding portable devices or instruments
US20090095785A1 (en) * 2007-10-11 2009-04-16 Aaw Products, Inc. Magnetic tool belt and tool belt accessories
US20090094801A1 (en) * 2007-10-11 2009-04-16 Aaw Products, Inc. Magnetic work clothes
US20090314813A1 (en) * 2008-06-24 2009-12-24 Aaw Products, Inc. Magnetic tool holster
US7638698B1 (en) * 2008-01-03 2009-12-29 Bellissimo Emilio T Harmonica removably attached to a musical string instrument such as a guitar
US20110005944A1 (en) * 2009-07-13 2011-01-13 Aaw Products, Inc. Apparatus and method for displaying tool holders incorporating magnets
US20140026297A1 (en) * 2012-07-24 2014-01-30 Maria E. Enes Fishing Accessory or Garment
US20140299739A1 (en) * 2013-04-08 2014-10-09 Bradeaux LLC Personal Magnetic Surgical Instrument System
CN105107165A (zh) * 2015-10-05 2015-12-02 李沾云 一种防止脱手而出的羽毛球训练拍
US9343214B2 (en) 2014-01-10 2016-05-17 Ryan Mathieu Magnetic article holder
US9630286B1 (en) 2014-05-09 2017-04-25 Jeff C. Pomerenke Tool buddy
US9648941B1 (en) 2015-11-19 2017-05-16 Sergio Gonzalez Magnetic tool belt and wrist strap kit
US9701008B2 (en) 2014-12-15 2017-07-11 In Song Cho Bit and fastener holder assembly for a power tool
US9763510B1 (en) 2015-03-23 2017-09-19 Mag-Vest, LLC Magnetic harness for receiving tools
US10173334B2 (en) 2013-05-03 2019-01-08 MagnoGrip Inc. Magnetic utility knife and holder
US10421184B2 (en) * 2016-06-16 2019-09-24 Jeffrey Kwak Magnetic storage system
USD871764S1 (en) 2018-02-22 2020-01-07 Andre A. Woolery Tool bag
US10786068B1 (en) * 2019-03-13 2020-09-29 Aaron Gross Dual strip magnetic fastening
US20210052059A1 (en) * 2019-04-15 2021-02-25 II Leartis Jay McMillan Configuration of magnets and method for coupling an accessory to an article of clothing
US20220295972A1 (en) * 2021-03-16 2022-09-22 Hammerhead Industries, Inc. Retractor and anti-swing magnet system
US20230232808A1 (en) * 2022-01-12 2023-07-27 Kerry L. Shaver Magnetic Fishing Accessory Caddy
US12122559B2 (en) 2021-11-24 2024-10-22 MagnoGrip Inc. Tool holding system, method and device with cover sheet

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US2597601A (en) * 1948-08-23 1952-05-20 Harry W Bacon Fisherman's hatband
US2959832A (en) * 1957-10-31 1960-11-15 Baermann Max Flexible or resilient permanent magnets
US3827019A (en) * 1973-02-21 1974-07-30 G Serbu Magnetic closure

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4826059A (en) * 1987-07-22 1989-05-02 Bosch A Allen Magnetic tool holder
US5107545A (en) * 1991-01-03 1992-04-28 Thomas Potter Fisherman's fly tying apron
US5760668A (en) * 1996-01-16 1998-06-02 Testa; Joseph F. Magnetic tool and object holder
US5651141A (en) * 1996-05-22 1997-07-29 Schneider; Jeff D. Garment and landing net combination
US5715539A (en) * 1996-08-02 1998-02-10 The Arnold Engineering Company Gloves and implements containing a flexible magnetic strip to improve grip
WO1998005227A1 (en) * 1996-08-02 1998-02-12 The Arnold Engineering Company Gloves and implements containing a flexible magnetic strip to improve grip
US5758807A (en) * 1996-08-21 1998-06-02 Wright; Robert A. Pocketless screw holder
US6049914A (en) * 1998-03-05 2000-04-18 Heilman; Lawrence A. Magnetic articles of clothing
US6163889A (en) * 1998-11-05 2000-12-26 Tate; John R. Article of clothing with embedded magnet
GB2391452A (en) * 2002-08-10 2004-02-11 Vincent Helm A magnetic tool holder
US7146651B1 (en) * 2002-08-28 2006-12-12 Lapin Steven B Magnetic work apparel
US20040069916A1 (en) * 2002-10-11 2004-04-15 Cohen Gregg A. Portable magnetic object holder and method of using the same
US6945503B2 (en) * 2002-10-11 2005-09-20 Cohen Gregg A Portable magnetic object holder and method of using the same
US20040173484A1 (en) * 2003-03-03 2004-09-09 Darryle Bates Flexible magnetic tool holder and method of making same
GB2403127A (en) * 2003-06-26 2004-12-29 Craig William Boddey Tool holder
GB2403127B (en) * 2003-06-26 2006-09-27 Craig William Boddey Tool holder
US7007832B1 (en) * 2003-06-30 2006-03-07 Aeriel Payne Artisan's utility apron
US7140047B2 (en) 2003-08-12 2006-11-28 Ronald Kronenberger Headwear piece with magnetic accessory holding assembly
US7032250B1 (en) * 2004-07-22 2006-04-25 Abednego Ben Davis Workman's vest construction
US20070214702A1 (en) * 2006-03-17 2007-09-20 Christiansen Bart G Fishing garment system
US7360334B2 (en) * 2006-03-17 2008-04-22 Christiansen Bart G Fishing garment system
US20080164267A1 (en) * 2007-01-09 2008-07-10 Alissa Huber Apparatuses, systems and methods for holding portable devices or instruments
US20090095785A1 (en) * 2007-10-11 2009-04-16 Aaw Products, Inc. Magnetic tool belt and tool belt accessories
US8516621B2 (en) 2007-10-11 2013-08-27 Aaw Products, Inc. Magnetic work clothes
US20090094801A1 (en) * 2007-10-11 2009-04-16 Aaw Products, Inc. Magnetic work clothes
US7638698B1 (en) * 2008-01-03 2009-12-29 Bellissimo Emilio T Harmonica removably attached to a musical string instrument such as a guitar
US20090314813A1 (en) * 2008-06-24 2009-12-24 Aaw Products, Inc. Magnetic tool holster
US20110005944A1 (en) * 2009-07-13 2011-01-13 Aaw Products, Inc. Apparatus and method for displaying tool holders incorporating magnets
US8403140B2 (en) 2009-07-13 2013-03-26 Aaw Products, Inc. Apparatus and method for displaying tool holders incorporating magnets
US20140026297A1 (en) * 2012-07-24 2014-01-30 Maria E. Enes Fishing Accessory or Garment
US20140299739A1 (en) * 2013-04-08 2014-10-09 Bradeaux LLC Personal Magnetic Surgical Instrument System
US10173334B2 (en) 2013-05-03 2019-01-08 MagnoGrip Inc. Magnetic utility knife and holder
US10792828B2 (en) 2013-05-03 2020-10-06 Magnogrip, Inc. Magnetic utility knife and holder
US9343214B2 (en) 2014-01-10 2016-05-17 Ryan Mathieu Magnetic article holder
US9630286B1 (en) 2014-05-09 2017-04-25 Jeff C. Pomerenke Tool buddy
US9701008B2 (en) 2014-12-15 2017-07-11 In Song Cho Bit and fastener holder assembly for a power tool
US9763510B1 (en) 2015-03-23 2017-09-19 Mag-Vest, LLC Magnetic harness for receiving tools
CN105107165A (zh) * 2015-10-05 2015-12-02 李沾云 一种防止脱手而出的羽毛球训练拍
US9648941B1 (en) 2015-11-19 2017-05-16 Sergio Gonzalez Magnetic tool belt and wrist strap kit
US10421184B2 (en) * 2016-06-16 2019-09-24 Jeffrey Kwak Magnetic storage system
USD871764S1 (en) 2018-02-22 2020-01-07 Andre A. Woolery Tool bag
US10786068B1 (en) * 2019-03-13 2020-09-29 Aaron Gross Dual strip magnetic fastening
US20210052059A1 (en) * 2019-04-15 2021-02-25 II Leartis Jay McMillan Configuration of magnets and method for coupling an accessory to an article of clothing
US20220295972A1 (en) * 2021-03-16 2022-09-22 Hammerhead Industries, Inc. Retractor and anti-swing magnet system
US12122559B2 (en) 2021-11-24 2024-10-22 MagnoGrip Inc. Tool holding system, method and device with cover sheet
US20230232808A1 (en) * 2022-01-12 2023-07-27 Kerry L. Shaver Magnetic Fishing Accessory Caddy

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NL7406512A (es) 1974-11-19
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DE2423343A1 (de) 1974-12-19

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