Abstract: A scabbard for axes or tomahawks that provides a lightweight and foldable integrated head cover configuration that encloses the respective sharpened surfaces of the weapon in multiple pivoted hard case covers for safety and transport on the person of the user.

Abstract: A system or device for securely holding mountain tools, such as ice axes/ice tools and avalanche probe pools (and other such tools), on a backpack in a manner that allows the user to easily and conveniently acquire the tool when needed without first removing the backpack. This is applicable in emergency situations such as a crevasse fall where an ice axe in needed for preparing a rescue anchor or in the event of an avalanche where a probe pole is needed for a victim search. The system also allows for easy and convenient stowing of mountain tools without removal of the backpack as the situation dictates in non-emergency situations, such as after using the probe pole to probe for crevasses when crossing a glacier or after needing an ice tool for security when a repelling (abseiling) onto an icy stance.

Abstract: An automatic service discovery approach allows a network management system to discover service managed objects from the network, eliminating the need for a user or other management application to provide such information. As a result, a network management system can automatically perform network-level or services level discovery of objects and services for which network components have no understanding. Embodiments are applicable, for example, in the context of management of packet voice (VoIP, VoATM) and metro Ethernet (TLS service) domains, as well as other domains.

Abstract: A tool-toting device for connection to a belt to be worn about the waist of a tradesman for the purpose of carrying a tool of a type having an elongated handle and angled or transverse head portion includes a support backing associatable as part of the belt; and a tool support spring clip having a first generally horizontally disposed side-spring clip portion having a first and second end and connected to the support backing.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for securely holding and carrying a “T” or “L” shaped tool with the handle in a ready-to-use position. The tool is placed into and withdrawn from the holder by a natural swinging motion with the user maintaining his normal grip on the handle. The holder of the present invention comprises a T-shaped body having perpendicular horizontal and vertical cavities each open on the front side thereof to a longitudinal channel. The head of the tool accesses the horizontal cavity through the horizontal channel and the neck of the tool accesses the vertical cavity through the vertical channel. The horizontal cavity of the holder preferably has means for securing the head of the tool, e.g. a magnet, with the striking face of the head facing in the rearward direction, and the vertical cavity of the holder preferably has means for securing the neck of the tool, e.g.

Abstract: A device for securing a T-shaped tool such as a hammer to the leg of a user in a position which provides complete freedom of movement of hands and feet while carrying the tool and permits the user to remove the tool from the device with the same hand employed to use the tool.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device for securely holding and carrying a “T” or “L” shaped tool with the handle in a ready-to-use position. The tool is placed into and withdrawn from the holder by a natural swinging motion with the user maintaining his normal grip on the handle. The holder of the present invention comprises a T-shaped body having perpendicular horizontal and vertical cavities each open on the front side thereof to a longitudinal channel. The head of the tool accesses the horizontal cavity through the horizontal channel and the neck of the tool accesses the vertical cavity through the vertical channel. The horizontal cavity of the holder preferably has means for securing the head of the tool, e.g. a magnet, with the striking face of the head facing in the rearward direction, and the vertical cavity of the holder preferably has means for securing the neck of the tool, e.g.

Abstract: A carrier device for a power-driven work tool, such as a clearing saw or the like, having at least one shoulder strap (10) and/or a waist belt (14). The work tool is suspended from the carrier device by a supporting rope (18). The supporting rope has ends that are connected to the carrier device. In order to facilitate the use of the tool on sloping or hilly work surfaces, a hip pad (17) is slidably secured to the supporting rope and the work tool is suspended from the hip pad. The hip pad and work tool are thus slidably movable along the supporting rope (18) so as to enable the work tool to be positioned in a desired working position.

Abstract: A hand tool retaining device has an elongate backing element, a base element and an elongate guide element having an elongate slot disposed along the backing element. The guide element is disposed along the backing element such that a hand tool can be disposed against the backing element with the head of the hand tool resting upon the base element, with the handle of the hand tool disposed parallel to and contiguous with the backing element and the with head of the hand tool disposed within the slot. An optional retaining clip can be used to removably retain the tool within the retaining device.

Abstract: A clearing saw harness device comprising a pad, to which the clearing saw is detachably attachable, for bearing against a person's body, a harness for the pad, and a helical spring for attaching the pad to the harness for at least partially absorbing forces transmitted from the clearing saw. The pad comprises two flexible plate elements which are formed and interconnected to each other along opposed edge portions respectively thereof so that one of the plate elements is substantially planar and an other is curved. The harness includes a band which passes through a ring and both of a pair of slots in the pad. An end portion of the spring is attached to the ring and an other end portion of the spring is attached to the pad.

Abstract: A scabbard (14) for firefighters and other types of hatchets (19) is disclosed. The scabbard (41) includes a belt (45) and a sheath (43). The sheath (43) has two pockets, a closed pocket (47) and an openable pocket (49). The entrances into the pockets face one another, i.e., the entrance into the closed pocket faces the entrance into the openable pocket. The edges of the sides of the closed pocket (47) are permanently affixed to one another. In contrast, the forward and upper edges of the sides of the openable pocket (49) are joined by Velcro.TM. closure elements (65a, 65b, 67a, 67b). The inner and outer sides of the openable pocket are integrally joined along their lower edges. The inner sides of the closed and openable pockets are also unitary. Further, the outer side of the openable pocket overlaps the outer side of the closed pocket. The overlap is joined by Velcro.TM. closure elements (69a, 69b) Finally, a tab (71) attached to the outer side of the openable pockets extends rearwardly from the Velcro.TM.

Abstract: A device for holding a T-shaped tool having a head and a handle on either the upper or lower leg to (1) provide complete freedom of movement of hands and feet while carrying the tool and (2) permit the user to attach and remove the tool from the device with the same hand employed to use the tool.

Abstract: An implement holder for a claw hammer having an elongated handle and a claw and head member carried by and projecting generally from one end of the handle, comprising a waist belt, a support pad carried by the waist belt, and a cradle-like collar defining a tool storage opening for receiving the tool including a partial loop and a hinged gate. The hinged gate has two angularly-spaced elongated elements pivotally supported on the partial loop approximately at the junction of the two elements. The collar is fixed to and projects from the pad with the tool storage opening being accessible for storing a tool by a first pivoting movement of the gate in response to a gate opening force applied by the tool to one of the elements and with the tool being removed from the tool storage opening by a second pivoting movement of the gate which is a reversal of the first pivoting movement in response to a force applied by the tool to the second element.

Abstract: A fire fighter's axe and sling combination is disclosed. The sling is attached to the wooden axe handle by two bands wrapped tightly around the handle at two spaced positions. It has been observed that fire fighter's axes are habitually exposed to abuse and rough treatment because of the emergency conditions which prevail during their use of the axe. The handles frequently break along lines disposed about 10 to 20 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the handle at the usual location of fracture. The bands pass around the handle at a position to reinforce the handle. A slot for receiving the sling is disposed adjacent the ends of the handle so that the sling will not interfere with the use of the axe and the firefighter can grasp the handle with the sling in the slot with no inconvenience.

Abstract: A belt supported tool carrier is formed from a single plastic strip bent into a cylinder by overlapping ends having belt receiving slits therein. Two or more slits in each of the overlapping ends of the plastic strip permit different size cylindrical diameters to be formed from a single strip, thus accommodating different tool shaft sizes.

Abstract: A survival belt including in combination a first belt portion, a hatchet head having a body with a cutting edge, and the body having a chamber therein, and a second belt portion for supporting the hatchet head. The survival belt further includes devices for releasably connecting the first and second belt portions, and a third belt portion defined by a rope through holes in the first belt portion and through holes in the second belt portion. The survival belt also includes a plurality of survival implements contained in the hatchet head chamber, the survival implements including a compass, a metallic match, a fish hook and line and metallic foil.