A tool holder has a pouch with a front panel, back panel, and a closure that opens and closes access to an enclosed pouch compartment. The pouch has an outer tether opening from the pouch compartment to outside of the pouch. The pouch has a retractor pocket with a pocket opening to the outside and an inner tether opening to the pouch compartment. A retractable tether assembly is disposed in the retractor pocket with a tether extending into the pouch compartment via the inner tether opening and attaching to a closed loop connector at the distal tether end. The closed loop connector can be selectively decoupled from the distal tether end and is larger than the tether openings. Each retractable tether may be selectively configured to extend through an outer tether opening for connection to a hand tool located outside of the pouch when the pouch is closed.

A multifunctional belt comprising an elongate belt strap having an end flap segment selectively transitional relative to a body segment between a looped configuration and an extended configuration. A fastener is coupled to the belt strap for securing the end flap segment in the looped configuration. A buckle is coupled to the belt strap and includes a buckle frame, a cross bar, and at least one tool bit. The buckle frame defines a longitudinal frame axis, and the cross bar extends between opposed portions of the buckle frame and defines cross bar axis that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal frame axis. The tool bit is pivotally coupled to the cross bar and is pivotable about the cross bar axis. The tool bit is sized and positioned to be captured between the end flap segment and the body segment when the end flap segment is in the looped configuration.

A retaining apparatus includes a body having retainers for securing a plurality of tools thereto. A first and second hanger each has a first and second end. The hanger first ends each include an attachment member securable to a wearer. The hanger second ends each are secured to the body. The first hanger is spaced from the second hanger along a longitudinal extent of the body. A leg strap is secured to the body, and the leg strap includes a fastening device to allow the leg strap to be opened and closed and secured around the thigh of a wearer.

Utility belt system with adjustable and removable bag and pouch is disclosed. The bag and pouch are specifically designed to offer a wide degree of flexibility in that the pouch and bag will accommodate a plurality of items that other more specially or narrowly designed inventions do not offer. The bag and pouch can also be selected in combination or separately and arranged to suit the wearer's product, and/or item choices as well as accommodate work style, habits, methods, and activities.

A utility belt including a center member, a first wing member movable relative to the center member, a second wing member adjustable relative to the first wing member and movable relative to the center member, an adjustment member for adjusting the first and second wing members relative to each other, and an optional cummerbund which is releasably engageable with the center member. The utility belt includes a plurality of loop members for allowing different types of devices such as pouches, pockets, drill holsters, tools and other implements to be attached thereto at a desired location. The optional cummerbund increases the fit of the present belt to a particular user and also allows the present belt to better support attachments attached to one or more of the loop members. The optional cummerbund is also adjustable to further improve the fit and comfort of the present belt to the wearer.

According to an exemplary embodiment, a key holder may be provided. The key holder may include a first element and a second element, having at least two holes disposed therethrough. The first element and the second element may be mounted on at least two key retention posts that may be configured to be inserted in the first element and the second element, thereby connecting the first element to the second element. A number of washers and accessories may be rotatably mounted on the key retention posts between the first and the second element. A clip may be inserted into an opening in at least one of the first element and the second element and may be connected to one of the of key retention posts.

A painter's tool belt comprising an elongated linear belt member for wrapping around a waist of a user; the belt member provided with a fastener assembly. Mounted on the belt member is a transparent plastic cylindrical open ended caulking gun pouch, a loop member, a hammer loop assembly, a first rectangular transparent plastic pocket with a top opening, a second rectangular transparent plastic cutting tool pocket having a length which is longer than the first rectangular plastic pocket, the second rectangular cutting tool pocket having a top opening positioned above the first rectangular transparent plastic pocket top opening and a transparent plastic paint brush pocket secured to said belt member, the paint brush pocket comprising a flap section and a brush section secured to the flap section, the brush section being formed of a wider upper section and an integral narrower lower section.

An apparatus for hooking on a belt worn at a person's waist or hips for carrying tools and other items hands-free within easy visibility and reach and without the tools pulling on the belt such that the belt is weighed down by the tools. The apparatus has at least two hooks for attaching to the belt and has at least two openings for receiving and supporting or attaching at least two tools. The apparatus is formed from a single tube of a metal, heavy plastic or synthetic capable of supporting and distributing the weight of the tools so that the tools do not weigh down and pull on the belt.

A belt mountable holder and methods of making and using a belt mountable holder including an arcuate member suspendable from a belt disposed about the waist of a wearer and having mateable fasteners disposed on an exterior face of the arcuate member to releasably couple one or more containers to carry articles or tool retainers to retain tools and optionally including a holder support to transfer a holder weight normally applied to the waist of a wearer to a ground engaging surface to remove weight bearing stress from the wearer's waist.