Abstract: A workbelt pouch for use at a worksite is disclosed. The pouch includes pockets designed to hold electrician's tools. Additionally, exterior pockets are formed in a unique manner and reinforced using rivets in the bottom thereof to prevent sharp objects from wearing through the bottom of the pockets.

Abstract: An ambidextrous drill holster is provided which enables the drill holster to be accessible for both a left handed or a right handed user. A reinforcement type material is also provided for strengthening the tool belt pass-through neck of the weight bearing pouch.

Abstract: A beam limiting apparatus is provided for reducing the amount of off-focus radiation in the image-forming beam emitted from an x-ray tube assembly. The x-ray tube assembly has a housing with an x-ray port for the passage of x-rays therethrough, a mounting boss defining the x-ray port, an x-ray tube mounted within the housing and defining a glass envelope, an anode mounted within the glass envelope, and a cathode spaced relative to the anode within the glass envelope. A peripheral flange of the beam limiting apparatus is mountable to the mounting boss of the x-ray tube housing, and a radiation-absorbing body of the beam limiting apparatus projects downwardly from the peripheral flange through the x-ray port.

Abstract: A belt mountable folding pouch-type article carrier or case (10) for small articles such as tool bits and other tool accessories includes a closure panel (20) and article-holding panels (12, 14), with adjacent panels being separated by end spacer panels (16, 18). The panels (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) are preferably composed of an outer fabric (70) covering two sides of a flexible inner composite stiffener (72). The outer material layers (70) are continuous throughout and are stitched together between the panels to form living hinges (82). The article carrier (10) also includes interior and exterior storage pockets (58, 56) with sides that accommodate varying sizes of articles. The interior of the article carrier (10) includes one or more rows of elastic loops (24, 26) for removably receiving tool bits or other such items.

Abstract: A belt mountable folding pouch-type article carrier or case for small articles such as tool bits and other tool accessories includes a closure panel and article-holding panels, with adjacent panels being separated by end spacer panels. The panels are preferably composed of an outer fabric covering two sides of a flexible inner composite stiffener. The outer material layers are continuous throughout and are stitched together between the panels to form living hinges. The article carrier also includes interior and exterior storage pockets with sides that accommodate varying sizes of articles. The interior of the article carrier includes one or more rows of elastic loops for removably receiving tool bits or other such items. A two-way belt attachment strap structure includes a fixed belt loop with both ends fixedly secured to the the pouch or carrier and a releasable belt loop having one end secured to the pouch and an opposite end releasably securable to the pouch.

Abstract: A tool container (20, 520, 620) has a pair of clamshell housing members (22, 24, 422, 424) hingedly coupled to be moved between opened and closed positions. At least one of the members (22, 24, 422, 424) defines a cavity defined by a base (42, 44, 442, 444) and a wall (58, 60, 62, 64, 458, 460, 462, 464) extending from the base (42, 44, 442, 444), and a two-retaining insert (32, 34, 36, 37, 431, 433) is provided in the cavity. The insert (32, 34, 36, 37, 431, 433) and wall (58, 60, 62, 64, 458, 460, 462, 464) include alternating complementary dovetail tenons (74, 132, 474, 532) and recesses (76, 134, 476, 534) secure a tool-retaining insert in the cavity of the housing member (22, 24, 422, 424).

Abstract: A "snap-in" bit chuck assembly for a rotary hand or powered tool, includes a body having a hex shank at its rearward end, a retraction collar slidably disposed on the body, and an outer retaining collar fixed to the forward end of the body. The body has a coaxial hex socket formed therein to allow a tool bit to be inserted thereinto. A slot is formed in the body, between the outer surface of the body and the internal hex socket. A coil spring surrounds the body, inside the retraction collar, and normally biases the retraction collar forwardly and biases a retaining clip toward the bottom of the angular slot. The retaining clip slides outwardly in the angular slot, against the bias of the coil spring, as the tool bit is inserted, where recess on the shank of the bit is engaged and retained by the clip. The bit is removed by sliding the retraction collar rearwardly, to compress the coil spring and allow the retaining clip to retract back up the slot.