VERSATILE AMBIDEXTROUS POUCH FOR ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMOTIVE DETAILING AND OTHER INTERCHANGEABLE TOOL USES
20240188705 ยท 2024-06-13
Inventors
Cpc classification
A45F2003/003
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
Abstract
A versatile ambidextrous pouch worn on the front central abdominal waist of user. provides quick access to handheld accessories for automotive detailing and other interchangeable tool uses, regardless of whether the user is right-handed or left-handed. The tool pouch enables both right-handed workers and left-handed workers to choose a primary, frequently used tool for the dominant hand of the worker and a secondary less used tool for the less dominant hand interchangeably, so that the primary tool can be advanced directly forward from the front central abdominal waist of the user, without awkwardly reaching across the abdomen to grasp a tool and move it angulary across the user's abdomen toward a work surface. Multiple other accessory tools are attached in and out of the pouch.
Claims
1. A versatile ambidextrous waist belt worn pouch for accessories used in automotive detailing comprising: a pouch containing handheld accessories for automotive detailing and other interchangeable tool uses; said pouch comprising at least one pocket formed by walls extending along a length of said pouch, and end walls enclosing said pocket; at least one zippered opening for gaining access to at least one tool in said pocket; a waist belt extending from opposite right and left top ends of said pouch adapted to be worn by a user in the front central abdominal waist region of the user; adjacent each side end of said pouch having an eyelet for a retractable cable; a distal end of each retractable cable having a cable fastener adapted for carrying one or more of frequently used tools for detailing within said vehicle, and a housing for each retractable cable being attached to said pouch in a pocket thereof; and said frequently used tools being mounted on the cable fastener selected by said user to correspond to a side of said pouch associated with the dominant hand of the user for quick access to said frequently used tools.
2. The pouch of claim 1 in which one of said frequently used tools is a brush.
3. The pouch of claim 1 in which said frequently used tools include primary and secondary cleaning brushes.
4. The pouch of claim 1 in which said pouch includes multiple eyelets, retractable cables and cable fasteners adjacent each end of said pouch.
5. The pouch of claim 1 in which said cable fasteners include loops.
6. The pouch of claim 1 in which each housing for each retractable cable is attached to a carabiner fastener within a pocket of said pouch.
7. The pouch of claim 1 having auxiliary loop fasteners at each end of said pouch.
8. The pouch of claim 1 wherein said at least one pocket is a plurality of pockets.
9. A method of carrying and using handheld accessories for automotive detailing comprising the steps of: a user attaching to his/her front central abdominal waist a pouch mounted on a waist belt, said pouch containing handheld accessories for automotive detailing and other interchangeable tool uses; said pouch comprising at least one pocket formed by walls extending along a length of said pouch, and end walls enclosing said at least one pocket and at least one closable fastener opening for gaining access to tools within said pocket; providing adjacent each side end of said pouch an eyelet for a retractable cable; mounting a housing for each retractable cable within a pocket of said pouch, a distal end of each retractable cable passing through one of said eyelets and having a cable fastener at a distal end of said cable adapted for carrying one or more of frequently used tools for detailing within said vehicle; said frequently used tools being mounted on the cable fastener selected by said user to correspond to a side of said pouch associated with the dominant hand of the user for quick access to said frequently used tools; and said user extending an arm carrying said dominant hand to reach one of said frequently used tools located on the same side of said waist belt worn pouch corresponding to said dominant hand for carrying out detail work within said vehicle.
10. The method of claim 9 in which one of said frequently used tools is a brush.
11. The method of claim 9 in which said frequently used tools include primary and secondary cleaning brushes.
12. The method of claim 9 in which said pouch includes multiple eyelets, retractable cables and cable fasteners adjacent each end of said pouch.
13. The method of claim 9 in which said cable fasteners include loops.
14. The method of claim 9 in which each housing for each retractable cable is attached to a carabiner fastener within a pocket of said pouch.
15. The method of claim 9 having auxiliary loop fasteners at each end of said pouch.
16. The method of claim 9 in which said waist belt extends from opposite right and left top ends of said pouch, where said pouch is in the front central abdominal waist region of the user, and said tool pulled straightforward toward a work surface of the vehicle, without the user having to reach awkwardly across the abdomen to access said tool and without the user having to angularly move said tool across the abdomen toward the work surface of the vehicle.
17. The method of claim 9 wherein said at least one pocket is a plurality of pockets.
18. A method of carrying and using handheld accessories for manual use in service industries and recreational use comprising the steps of: a user attaching to his/her front central abdominal waist a pouch mounted on a waist belt, said pouch containing handheld accessories for service industries and recreational uses, and other interchangeable tool uses upon a work surface; said pouch comprising at least one pocket formed by walls extending along a length of said pouch, and end walls enclosing said at least one pocket, and one or more closable fastener openings for gaining access to tools within said at least one pocket; providing adjacent each side end of said pouch an eyelet for a retractable cable; mounting a housing for each retractable cable within a pocket of said pouch, a distal end of each retractable cable passing through one of said eyelets and having a cable fastener at a distal end of said cable adapted for carrying a selected primary tool of a set of frequently used tools for use in the service industry or in recreational use; said frequently used primary tool being mounted on the cable fastener selected by said user to correspond to a side of said pouch associated with the dominant hand of the user for quick access to said frequently used tools; and said user extending an arm carrying said dominant hand to reach one of said frequently used tools located on the same side of said waist belt worn pouch corresponding to said dominant hand for carrying out detail work upon a surface of the service industry or recreational use.
19. The method as in claim 18 wherein said at least one pocket is a plurality of pockets.
20. The method of claim 18 in which one of said frequently used tools is a brush.
21. The method of claim 18 in which said frequently used tools include primary and secondary cleaning brushes.
22. The method of claim 18 in which said waist belt extends from opposite right and left top ends of said pouch, where said pouch is in the front abdominal waist region of the user, and said tool is pulled straightforward toward a work surface of the service industry, without the user having to reach awkwardly across the abdomen to access said tool and without the user having to angularly move said tool across the abdomen toward the work surface of the service industry.
23. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of the use of the versatile ambidextrous waist belt worn tool accessory pouch is in the pet grooming environment, said work surface being the fur and/or skin of a pet animal, and said tool is accessed from said pouch and is used against the fur and/or skin of the pet animal of the pet animal.
24. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of the use of the versatile ambidextrous waist belt worn tool accessory pouch is in a cosmetic environment, said work surface being the skin or hair of a cosmetics customer and said tool is used against the skin or hair of a cosmetics customer.
25. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of the use of the versatile ambidextrous waist belt worn tool accessory pouch is in a search and rescue night environment, said work surface being a region containing a person or animal to be rescued and the tool is a flashlight used to illuminate a person or animal being rescued.
26. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of a cleaning worker wearing an ambidextrous tool accessory pouch and using with the user's dominant left to access a primary tool, where the primary tool is used cleaning debris off of building interior surfaces and the worker using the other side of the pouch having a secondary less frequently used tool on the secondary, non-hand dominant right side of the pouch, and providing a container of cleaning fluid being suspended from an exterior loop on a side of the pouch.
27. The method of claim 18 further comprising the step of the use of a tool manually accessed from the versatile ambidextrous waist belt worn tool accessory pouch in a remote hiking environment, wherein the tool is a sweat absorbing towel and the work surface is the skin of the user and the sweat absorbing towel is applied to the surface of the skin of a recreational hiking user.
28. A tool holder configured to house and provide ambidextrous and ergonomic access to a plurality of tools used in automotive detailing, said tool holder comprising: a pouch, said pouch formed into an elongated shape, and comprising: a zipper configured to provide access to an interior compartment formed to extend along an entire length of said pouch; said interior compartment of said elongated shape of said pouch configured to house a plurality of brushes used in automotive detailing; a waist belt, said waist belt configured to be secured around the waist of a user, and to centrally position said pouch at a front abdominal waist region of the user; a first eyelet, said first eyelet positioned at a distal left side of said pouch; a first cable and reel arrangement, a free end of said cable of said first cable and reel arrangement positioned to extend out from said first eyelet; a first ring secured to said free end of said cable of said first cable and reel arrangement; said first ring configured to releasably couple to a first most frequently used tool; a second eyelet, said second eyelet positioned at a distal right side of said pouch; a second cable and reel arrangement, a free end of said cable of said second cable and reel arrangement positioned to extend out from said second eyelet; and a second ring secured to said free end of said cable of said second cable and reel arrangement; said second ring configured to releasably couple to a second most frequently used tool.
29. The tool holder according to claim 28, wherein said elongated shape of said pouch is configured to extend laterally across at least 80 percent of one-half of a circumference of the user's waist, when supported by said waist belt at the front abdominal waist region of the user.
30. The tool holder according to claim 29, wherein said elongated shape of said pouch is configured to have a length being about 2 and M half times longer than a height of said pouch, to hold a plurality of brushes utilized in automotive detailing.
31. The tool holder according to claim 30, further comprising: a third cable and reel arrangement, said third cable and reel arrangement positioned within said compartment of said pouch at a distal left side of said pouch; a third ring secured to said cable of said third cable and reel arrangement; said third ring configured to releasably couple to a third most frequently used tool; a fourth cable and reel arrangement, said fourth cable and reel arrangement positioned within said compartment of said pouch at a distal right side of said pouch; a fourth ring secured to said cable of said fourth cable and reel arrangement; said fourth ring configured to releasably couple to a fourth most frequently used tool; and wherein said tool holder is thereby configured to position the four most frequently used tools in a readily accessible and ergonomic positions proximate to the user's arms, with two of the four most frequently used tools being disposed on the distal left side of the user's waist and the other two of the four most frequently used tools being disposed on the distal right side of the users waist.
32. The tool holder according to claim 31, wherein each said ring comprises a carabiner.
33. A tool holder configured to house and provide ambidextrous and ergonomic access to a plurality of tools used in automotive detailing, said tool holder comprising: a pouch, said pouch formed into an elongated shape, and comprising: means accessing an interior compartment formed to extend along at least a portion of the length of said pouch; said interior compartment of said elongated shape of said pouch configured to house a plurality of brushes used in automotive detailing; a waist belt, said waist belt configured to be secured around the waist of a user, and to centrally position said pouch at a front abdominal waist region of the user; a first eyelet, said first eyelet positioned at a distal left side of said pouch; a first cable and reel arrangement, a free end of said cable of said first cable and reel arrangement positioned to extend out from said first eyelet; a first ring secured to said free end of said cable of said first cable and reel arrangement; said first ring configured to releasably couple to a first most frequently used tool; a second eyelet, said second eyelet positioned at a distal right side of said pouch; a second cable and reel arrangement, a free end of said cable of said second cable and reel arrangement positioned to extend out from said second eyelet; and a second ring secured to said free end of said cable of said second cable and reel arrangement; said second ring configured to releasably couple to a second most frequently used tool; and wherein said first eyelet is in close proximity to the arm of a user's dominant hand so that the user may access the most frequently used tool without having to reach across the front abdominal waist region of the user.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0070] The present invention can best be understood in connection with the accompanying drawings. It is noted that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments shown in the following drawings. In the description of the drawings, the word right side and left side refer to what the user would see when wearing the pouch. Therefore, with the user depicted in the drawings facing forward, the right side of the pouch is shown on the left side of the drawings, and the left side of the pouch is shown on the right side of the drawings.
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LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0082] 1. Versatile ambidextrous waist belt worn tool accessory pouch [0083] 1a Waist belt for pouch [0084] 1b Interior wall of pouch [0085] 2. Front panel of pouch [0086] 3. Right side panel of pouch [0087] 4. Left side panel of pouch [0088] 5. Top panel of pouch [0089] 6. Rear panel of pouch [0090] 7. Top zippers of top openable pouch [0091] 7a Top zippers pull handle of top openable pouch [0092] 8. Front zippers of secondary front openable pouch [0093] 9. Front zippers pull handle of secondary front openable pouch [0094] 10. Right side cable fastener for tool [0095] 10a Loop fastener for cable fastener 10 [0096] 11. Right side primary cleaning brush tool [0097] 12. Right side cleaning brush bristles [0098] 13. Right side cleaning brush tool handle [0099] 13a Fastener hole in handle of brush [0100] 14. Right side retractable cable [0101] 15. Carabiner fastener for right side retractable cable [0102] 16. Wall attached loop for carabiner fastener [0103] 17. Right side mechanical housing for retractable cable 14 [0104] 18. Right side exterior auxiliary tool loop fastener [0105] 19. Right side eyelet hole in pouch for right side retractable cable 14 [0106] 20. Left side eyelet hole in pouch for left side retractable cable 24 [0107] 20a Loop fastener for left side cable fastener 20 [0108] 21. Left side secondary cleaning brush tool [0109] 22. Left side cleaning brush bristles [0110] 23. Left side cleaning brush tool handle with fastener hole 23a [0111] 24. Left side retractable cable [0112] 25. Left side carabiner fastener for retractable cable housing 27 [0113] 27. Left side mechanical housing for retractable cable 24 [0114] 28. Left side exterior auxiliary tool loop fastener [0115] 29. Left side eyelet hole in pouch for right side retractable cable 24 [0116] 31. Left side primary cleaning brush tool [0117] 32. Right side secondary brush tool with cleaning brush bristles [0118] 33. Left side rush handle with fastener hole 33a [0119] 33a Fastener hole for left side rush handle 33 [0120] 41. Right side secondary cleaning brush tool [0121] 42. Right side secondary brush bristles [0122] 43. Right side brush handle with fastener hole 43a [0123] 50. Auxiliary wiping cloth [0124] 60. Tool pouch for dog groomer [0125] 62. Front panel of tool pouch for dog groomer [0126] 71. Right side hair/fur cutter [0127] 74. Retractable cable [0128] 79. Fastener for hair/fur cutter [0129] 80. Fastener for cosmetic tool [0130] 81. Cosmetic tool brush [0131] 83. Secondary tool for cosmetician [0132] 84. Retractable cable for cosmetic tool brush [0133] 89. Eyelet hole for retractable cable 84 [0134] 90. Versatile ambidextrous pouch for rescue worker [0135] 92. Front panel of pouch 90 [0136] 100. Loop fastener for tool flashlight 101 [0137] 101. Flashlight [0138] 104. Retractable cable for tool flashlight 101 [0139] 109. Eyelet hole in pouch 90 for retractable cable 104 [0140] 120. Loop fastener for secondary tool key set 121 [0141] 121. Secondary tool key set [0142] 130. Versatile ambidextrous pouch for wilderness hiker [0143] 140. Fastener for fabric wiping cloth [0144] 141. Fabric wiping cloth [0145] 144. Retractable cable for wiping cloth 141 [0146] 170. Auxiliary backpack [0147] 180. Ambidextrous tool accessory pouch for a house cleaning worker [0148] 181. Primary tool all-purpose duster for window treatment 200 [0149] 184. Retractable cable 184 for primary tool all-purpose duster 181 for window treatment 200 [0150] 191. Secondary less frequently used cleaning rag 191 [0151] 194. Retractable cable 194 for cleaning rag 191 on the secondary, non-hand dominant side of the pouch 180 [0152] 196. Optional bottle of spray cleaning fluid with a small collar 197 around the neck of the bottle [0153] 197. small collar around the neck of spray bottle 196 [0154] 198. Exterior loop 198 on one side of the pouch 180 for suspending cleaning fluid bottle 196. [0155] 200. residential window treatment being cleaned by cleaning worker
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0156] The present invention has broad applications to many technical fields for a variety of articles (see e.g.,
[0157] As used throughout this specification, the word may is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to, or being optional), rather than a mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must), as more than one embodiment of the invention may be disclosed herein. Similarly, the words include, including, and includes mean including but not limited to.
[0158] The phrases at least one, one or more, and and/or may be open-ended expressions that are both conjunctive and disjunctive in operation. For example, each of the expressions at least one of A, B and C, one or more of A, B, and C, and A, B, and/or C herein means all of the following possible combinations: A alone; or B alone; or C alone; or A and B together; or A and C together; or B and C together; or A, B and C together.
[0159] Also, the disclosures of all patents, published patent applications, and non-patent literature cited within this document are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. However, It is noted that the citing of any reference within this disclosure, i.e., any patents, published patent applications, and non-patent literature, is not an admission regarding a determination as to its availability as prior art with respect to the herein disclosed and claimed apparatus/method.
[0160] Furthermore, any reference made throughout this specification to one embodiment or an embodiment means that a particular feature or characteristic described in connection therewith is included in at least that one particular embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrases in one embodiment or in an embodiment in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Therefore, the described features, advantages, and characteristics of any particular aspect of an embodiment disclosed herein may be combined in any suitable manner with any of the other embodiments disclosed herein.
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[0169] In yet another embodiment four or more cables and reels with carabiner fasteners (not shown) could be provided with the pouch 1, so that a user (either left handed or right handed) could have four or more selected tools being provided with the pouch 1.
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[0176] In summary, the pouch of the present invention is a versatile, ambidextrous pouch, worn in the front abdominal waist region of the user, where both right-handed and left-handed users can select a primary tool to be conveniently used straightforward from the side of the pouch closest to the user's dominant hand, without awkwardly reaching across the user's abdomen to uncomfortably manipulate the selected tool in an angular orientation.
[0177] In the foregoing description, certain terms and visual depictions are used to illustrate the preferred embodiment. However, no unnecessary limitations are to be construed by the terms used or illustrations depicted, beyond what is shown in the prior art, since the terms and illustrations are exemplary only, and are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention.
[0178] It is further known that other modifications may be made to the present invention, without departing the scope of the invention, as noted in the appended Claims.