Guiding Aid for Guiding a Hose, Wire or Cable of Hand Tools to be Fastened to Clothing, and Combination of a Hand Tool and Such a Guiding Aid

Abstract

The invention relates to a guiding aid (10) for guiding a hose, wire and/or cable of a hand tool that can be worn on the clothing of a user. It comprises a clothing fastening part (12) and a guiding part (14). Preferably the clothing fastening part (12) comprises a back member (16) and a spaced apart supporting member (18), defining a receiving space (20) for receiving a clothing part and having an insert opening (22)at the lower end. The guiding part (14) comprises an eyelet (38) having a curved contact face (50) delimiting an inner region for receiving the hose and the like such that it can freely move through the eyelet. The eyelet has ends (42, 46), which define an access opening (40). The access opening (40) to the receiving inner region is directed upwards parallel or obliquely to the body of a user.

Claims

1. Guiding aid for guiding a hose, wire and/or cable of a hand tool, which guiding aid can be worn on the clothing of a user, comprising: a clothing fastening part for fastening to the clothing, the clothing fastening part having a height direction; and a guiding part for guidance of the hose, wire and/or cable comprises an open guiding eyelet for receiving the hose, wire and/or cable such that it can freely move in a region delimited by the open guiding eyelet: wherein the open guiding eyelet has a proximal end close to the clothing fastening part and a distal end which ends delimit an access opening for providing access of the hose, wire and/or cable to the region delimited by the open guiding eyelet; wherein the open guiding eyeletas seen in cross section in a plane parallel to a back and forth sliding movement of the hose, wire and/or cable through the open guiding eyelet during usehas a curved contact face; wherein the open guiding eyelet is fastened to the clothing fastening part at a fastening position; and wherein the proximal end of the open guiding eyelet is positioned at an equally high or lower position with respect to the distal end as seen in the height direction of the clothing fastening part.

2. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein the access opening has a direction, defined as the direction of a line perpendicular to an imaginary line representing the shortest distance between the ends, which crosses an imaginary upwardly oriented extension of the clothing fastening part.

3. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein the clothing fastening part comprises a supporting member and a spaced apart back member, which are connected to one another at least at their upper ends and define a receiving gap for receiving a clothing part.

4. The guiding aid according to claim 3, wherein the lower ends of the back member and the supporting member define a insertion opening for insertion of a clothing part.

5. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the open guiding eyelet is connected to the clothing fastening part.

6. The guiding aid according to claim 3, wherein the fastening position is at the top end of the receiving gap.

7. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein a free end of the open guiding eyelet is rounded.

8. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein a free end of the open guiding eyelet comprises an insertion part extending away from the open guiding eyelet.

9. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein the clothing fastening part and an adjacent outer peripheral part of the open guiding eyelet define a clamp.

10. The guiding aid according to claim 9, wherein the clothing fastening part is provided with a ribbed clamping face.

11. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein the open guiding eyelet comprises a circle arc of at least 270.

12. The guiding aid according to claim 1, made in one piece.

13. An assembly of a hand tool having at least a hose and a guiding aid, which can be worn on clothing, according to claim 1.

14. The assembly according to claim 13, wherein the area delimited by the open guiding eyelet has a cross-section that is larger than the diameter of the hose, wire and/or cable.

15. The assembly according to claim 13, wherein the clothing fastening part comprises a supporting member and a spaced apart back member, which are connected to one another at least at their upper ends and define a receiving gap for receiving a clothing part; and wherein the receiving gap has dimensions smaller than the diameter of the hose.

16. The guiding aid according to claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the open guiding eyelet is connected to the supporting member.

Description

[0023] The invention is further illustrated by means of the attached drawing, wherein:

[0024] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a guide aid according to the invention; and

[0025] FIG. 2 shows a side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.

[0026] In the drawing equal components of the guiding aid according to the invention are identified by the same reference numeral.

[0027] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a guiding aid according to the invention, which is indicated in its entirety by reference numeral 10. The guide aid 10 comprises a clothing fastening part 12, such as a belt clip, and a guiding part 14. In this embodiment the clothing fastening part 12 comprises a back member 16, e.g. about 40 mm wide and 100 mm long, and an equally sized supporting member 18, which is spaced apart from the back member 16 leaving free a gap or receiving space 20. At the upper ends 21 the members 16 and 18 are connected by bridging part 22. Near the lower end 24 (but spaced from the lower tip) of inner face 26 of the back member 16 (facing the opposite inner face 28 of the supporting member 18) a shoulder projection 30 is provided having a flat upper face 32 and a sloping face 34. The space between the ultimate lower ends 24 of both members 16 and 18 creates an insertion opening 36 for a piece of clothing worn by a user, like a belt. As the shoulder projection 30 is positioned inwards from the insertion opening 36 said piece is easily directed in the insertion opening 36. The sloping face 34 facilitates smooth introduction of the said piece beyond the shoulder projection 30 into the receiving space or gap 20. The height and width thereof are typically designed such that a standard sized belt as worn by craftsmen fits freely in the gap allowing sliding of the guiding aid over the belt. For example the height of the gap is about 55 mm and the gap width is about 5 mm. The guiding part 14 comprises an open eyelet 38 having an access opening 40 for introduction of a hose (not shown) and encloses an inner region 39. In this embodiment a first connecting (proximal) end 42 of the eyelet 38 merges into a connecting arm 44, which extends essentially perpendicular to the supporting member 18. The eyelet 38 defines an inner receiving region 39 for receiving the hose. The eyelet 38 describes an arc of a circle over 270. The access opening 40 is defined by the connecting end 42 and the free (distal) end 46 of the eyelet 38. As can be seen the tip 48 of the free end 46, which projects slightly outwardly, has a curved surface. Likewise the surface of the connecting end 42 is rounded. The eyelet 38 has a width of about 20 mm, which is wider than the distance between adjacent ribs, if any, of hoses of professional hand tools, which hoses are commonly used for sucking away rest material of a work piece. The eyelet 38, as viewed in cross section, has a curved contacting surface 50 enabling smoothly gliding of the hose through the eyelet 38 without being stuck. Below the position of the connecting arm 44/first connecting end 42 the supporting member 18 is provided with a clamp 52 having a ribbed face 54 for retaining an electrical cord (not shown). Depending on the difference between the hose diameter and the diameter of the open eyelet 38 and thus the non-occupied region such a cord could also be introduced in the eyelet 38 itself.

[0028] FIG. 2 also shows the width a of the access opening 40 as the shortest distance between the ends 42 and 46 of the eyelet 38 and a line b perpendicular to this width a. This line b represents the direction of the access opening 40. As can be seen this line b intersects the extension line c above the upper ends 21 of the supporting member. As said in this preferred embodiment the eyelet 38 is an arc of a circle of approximately 285, and consequently the access opening is positioned in the second quadrant and is smaller than 90.