U.S. patent application number 10/000371 was filed with the patent office on 2003-06-05 for pneumatic tool system operation and carrier belt.
Invention is credited to Chen, Mei-Lien.
Application Number | 20030102346 10/000371 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 21691245 |
Filed Date | 2003-06-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030102346 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen, Mei-Lien |
June 5, 2003 |
Pneumatic tool system operation and carrier belt
Abstract
A pneumatic tool system operation and carrier belt comprised of
a band worn around the waist of the user and from which is
suspended a plurality of cinctures that respectively hold a set of
hand tools, a pneumatic tool, a mini compressor, a small battery,
and goggles, wherein the pneumatic tool, the mini compressor, and
the small battery are interconnected. As such, the user goes to the
work site only wearing the carrier belt holding the entire
pneumatic tool system and operates the pneumatic tools directly
from the belt because the power supply and compressed air source
are built in, which improves upon the conventional need to connect
a confusing array of equipment cables and hoses. Furthermore, the
present invention does not hinder work and prevents accidental
injury and other hazardous situations, and thereby provides a
carrier belt that facilitates construction and manual
dexterity.
Inventors: |
Chen, Mei-Lien; (Tien Chung
Town, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
RABIN & BERDO, P.C.
Suite 500
1101 14th Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20005
US
|
Family ID: |
21691245 |
Appl. No.: |
10/000371 |
Filed: |
December 4, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/675 ;
224/260; 224/637; 224/904 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45F 5/02 20130101; F41C
33/02 20130101; A45F 2003/146 20130101; A45F 2200/0566 20130101;
A45F 3/14 20130101; A45F 2003/144 20130101; A45F 5/021 20130101;
A45F 2200/0575 20130101; A45F 2200/0591 20130101; B25H 3/006
20130101; A45F 5/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
224/675 ;
224/637; 224/260; 224/904 |
International
Class: |
A45C 001/04; F41C
033/02; F42B 039/02; A45F 003/04 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A Pneumatic tool system operation and carrier belt comprised of
a band worn around the waist of the user and from which is
suspended a plurality of cinctures that respectively hold a set of
hand tools, a pneumatic tool, a mini compressor, a small battery,
and goggles that enables the user to utilize the said pneumatic
tool so contained directly from the carrier belt at work sites
because the power supply as well as the compressed air source are
also connected therein to thereby effectively facilitate operation,
manual dexterity, and portability.
2. As mentioned in claim 1 of the pneumatic tool system operation
and carrier belt of the invention herein, each said cincture
consists of an adhesive margin and a fold that are glued together
to construct a loop.
3. As mentioned in claim 1 of the pneumatic tool system operation
and carrier belt of the invention herein, the said cinctures can be
attached by means of male and female fasteners and other similar
arrangements.
4. As mentioned in claim 1 of the pneumatic tool system operation
and carrier belt of the invention herein, a shoulder strap is
hitched onto the said band and utilized to distribute the overall
load between the lateral part of the upper body and the waist.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1) Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention herein relates to portable pneumatic tool
systems, specifically a pneumatic tool system operation and carrier
belt comprised of a band worn around the waist of the user and from
which is suspended a plurality of cinctures that respectively hold
a set of hand tools, a pneumatic tool, a mini compressor, a small
battery, and goggles that enables the user to operate the pneumatic
tool so contained directly from the carrier belt at work sites
because the power supply as well as the compressed air source are
already connected therein, which improves upon the conventional
need to connect a confusing array of equipment cables and hoses
and, furthermore, the present invention does not hinder work and
prevents accidental injury and other hazardous situations, thereby
providing a carrier belt that facilitates construction and manual
dexterity.
[0003] 2) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Conventional pneumatic tools at home and office construction
sites typically include pneumatic nailing guns utilized to fire
nails into wood work and that are connected to air compressors.
Since air compressors require mains electric power to operate, the
area is usually quite disorderly with cables and hoses for various
mechanical equipment routed along the floor. This is a major
inconvenience to workers since a momentary attention lapse could
result in a fall. It is even more hazardous if a worker is holding
a heavy object or a sharp tool and loses balance or does so by
stepping into a hole or slips. When the construction position is
between stairway steps or at ceilings, there are generally no mains
outlets available and the movement needs of other workers must also
be considered. As a result, most heavy air compressors are usually
placed at wider level surfaces downstairs, but this considerably
increases the length of hoses between pneumatic nailing guns and
the air compressors, with the additional hose length raising the
overall weight of the nailing guns held by the construction
workers. This causes soreness in the hands of the workers. At the
same time, nailing guns laden with such hoses impose a feeling of
impeded manual dexterity.
[0005] In view of the said inconveniences and drawbacks resulting
fro the use of pneumatic tools during construction, the applicant
developed the invention herein and submitted an application for
patent rights.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the invention herein is to provide
a pneumatic tool system operation and carrier belt comprised of a
band worn around the waist of the user and from which is suspended
a plurality of cinctures that respectively hold a set of hand
tools, a pneumatic tool, a mini compressor, a small battery, and
goggles, such that the user goes to the work site only wearing the
carrier belt holding the entire pneumatic tool system and operates
the pneumatic tools directly from the belt because the power supply
and compressed air source are built in, which improves upon the
conventional need to connect a confusing array of equipment cables
and hoses; furthermore, the present invention does not hinder work
and prevents accidental injury and other hazardous situations, and
thereby provides a carrier belt that facilitates construction and
manual dexterity.
[0007] The improved structural features of the present invention
are further elaborated by the accompanying brief description of the
drawings below and followed by detailed description of the
invention herein.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 shows an isometric drawing of the invention
herein.
[0009] FIG. 2-A shows an exploded drawing o the hand tools cincture
of the invention herein.
[0010] FIG. 2-B shows an isometric drawing of the hand tools
cincture of the invention herein.
[0011] FIG. 3-A shows an exploded drawing of the nailing gun
cincture of the invention herein.
[0012] FIG. 3-B shows an isometric drawing of the nailing gun
cincture of the invention herein.
[0013] FIG. 4-A shows an exploded drawing of the mini air
compressor cincture of the invention herein.
[0014] FIG. 4-B shows an isometric drawing of the mini air
compressor cincture of the invention herein.
[0015] FIG. 5-A shows an exploded drawing of the goggles and nails
cincture of the invention herein.
[0016] FIG. 5-B shows an isometric drawing of the goggles and nails
cincture of the invention herein.
[0017] FIG. 6 shows an isometric drawing of an embodiment of the
invention herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT
[0018] Referring to FIG. 1, the pneumatic tool system operation and
carrier belt of the invention herein is comprised of a band 1 worn
around the waist of the user and from which is suspended a
plurality of cinctures 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 that respectively hold a
set of hand tools 2A, a pneumatic tool 3A, a mini compressor 4A, a
small battery 5A, and goggles 6A, wherein the band 1 has a
plurality of insert holes 11 formed in it for accessories hanging,
including the attachment of a shoulder strap 1A, and a length of
tubing 12 embedded along a portion of the said band 1 to provide
for the insertion of an adjustable cable 5B that resists tangling
as well as knotting and does not hamper user operation; the hand
tools 2A cincture 2, as indicated in FIG. 2-A, consists of an
adhesive margin 21 and a fold 22 at two places at its inner surface
and a hole mount 23 disposed at its outer surface such that the
adhesive margin 21 and the fold 22 are glued together to construct
a loop through which the band 1 is inserted, and all the hand tools
2A, such as a screw driver, a Philips screw driver, and a hammer,
are placed into the hole mount 23, as indicated in FIG. 2-B; the
pneumatic tool, such as a nailing gun 3A, cincture 3, as indicated
in FIG. 3-A, consists of an adhesive margin 31 in a double layered
arrangement with a fold 32 such that the adhesive margin 31 and the
fold 32 are glued together to construct a loop at its inner layer
through which the band 1 is inserted and the conjoined adhesive
margin 31 and fold 32 at the outer layer provide for the placement
of the nailing gun 3A, as indicated in FIG. 3-B; the mini air
compressor 4A in a double layered arrangement with the fold 42 such
that the adhesive margin 41 and the fold 42 are glued together to
construct a loop at its inner layer through which the band 1 is
inserted and after the forming of a wider space at the outer layer
by the adhesive margin 41 for the placement of the mini air
compressor 4A, the fold 42 is secured into position and suspended
from the band 1, as indicated in FIG. 4-B; the small battery 5A
cincture 5 is fabricated in the same manner as the mini air
compressor 4A cincture 5 is fabricated in the same manner as the
mini air compressor 4A cincture 4; the goggles 6A and nails 6B
cincture 6, as indicated in FIG. 5-A, consists of an adhesive
margin 61 in a double layered arrangement with the fold 42 such
that the adhesive margin 61 and the fold 62 are glued together to
construct a loop at its inner layer through which the band 1 is
inserted and after the forming of two compartments at the outer
layer by the adhesive margin 61 for the placement of the goggles 6A
and nails 6B, the fold 62 is secured into position and suspended
from the band 1, as indicated in FIG. 5-B.
[0019] As such, the cable 5B is inserted through the length of
tubing 12 in the band 1 between the small battery 5A and the mini
air compressor 4A such that tangling, knotting, and hindrances to
user 7 operation does not occur and an elastic recoiling type air
hose 4B from the mini air compressor 4A is connected to the nailing
gun 3A, with the extended length air hose 4B capable of being
coiled and stored inside the mini air compressor 4A cincture 4;
when preparing for operation, the user 7 gathers the pneumatic tool
system components (the mini air compressor 4A and the small battery
5A) and places them into the respective cinctures on the band 1;
the band 1 is worn around the waist of the user 7 and the shoulder
strap 1A is hitched on and adjusted as necessary for suspension
support such that the load is distributed between the lateral part
of the upper body and the waist, as indicated in FIG. 6; the user 7
is then outfitted with a fully equipped, self-contained band 1 and
proceeds to the work site, where the external cables and hoses of
the conventional arrangement are no longer required, which thereby
effectively improves work site conditions.
[0020] Furthermore, since the user 7 is carrying a complete system
of tools, it is only necessary to lift the fold 32 over cincture 3
holding the nailing gun 3A to remove the nailing gun 3A, pull the
air hose 4B out an appropriate length, and switch on the mini air
compressor 4A by bringing it into continuity with the small battery
5A to thereby operate and utilize the nailing gun 3A; the user 7
also then takes out the goggles 6A for eye protection as well as
nails 6B from the band 1 when the nailing gun 3A requires
reloading, the latter convenience making it unnecessary for the
user 7 to repeatedly leave and return for nails; following
completion of usage, the nailing gun 3A and the goggles 6A are
placed back into their original positions, the elastic air hose 4B
automatically recoils into its storage space, and the mini air
compressor 4A is switched out of circuit with the small battery 5A,
all the said components remaining entirely contained within the
band 1.
[0021] At the same time, the said cinctures can be attached by
means of male and female fasteners and other similar
arrangements.
[0022] Given the said approach, the present invention not only
provides for a versatile and portable carrier belt capable of being
brought to any location, it also affords direct operation from the
band 1, thereby achieving demonstrable practical functionality.
Since the invention herein possesses utility, it meets patent
application requirements and is hereby submitted to the patent
bureau for review and the granting of the commensurate patent
rights.
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