Holder for tools and the like

Claim 1

A TOOL HOLDER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED CHANNELSHAPED MEMBER HAVING A BASE AND A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL LEGS INTEGRAL WITH THE BASE, THE LEGS HAVING OPENINGS THEREIN PROVIDING SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL FACING EDGES NORMAL TO THE BASE, A PAIR OF FINGERS EXTENDED THROUGH THE OPENINGS OF THE LEGS PROVIDING ARCUATE COOPERATIVE TOOL GRIPPING PORTIONS LATERALLY ADJACENT TO A LEG OF SAID MEMBER, EACH FINGER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT PORTION WITHIN THE MEMBER ENGAGED OUTWARDLY AGAINST CORRESPONDING EDGES OF EACH LEG AND EACH FINGER HAVING PORTIONS ENGAGING THE LEGS TO LIMIT LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF THE FINGERS, A COMPRESSION SPRING POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FINGERS WITHIN THE MEMBER AND HOLDING THE FINGERS OUTWARDLY AGAINST THE EDGES WITH WHICH THEY ARE ENGAGED, AND MEANS RETAINING THE SPRING IN SAID FINGER ENGAGING POSITION WHEREBY THE TOOL GRIPPING PORTIONS OF THE FINGERS CAN BE SEPARATED TO RECEIVE OR TO RELEASE A TOOL BY PIVOTING THE FINGERS ABOUT THE RESPECTIVE EDGES OF THE LEG ADJACENT TO SAID GRIPPING PORTIONS AND COMPRESSING THE SPRING, AND WHEREBY ENGAGEMENT OF THE FINGERS WITH THE RESPECTIVE EDGES OF THE OPPOSITE LEG LIMITS MOVEMENT OF THE GRIPPING PORTIONS OF THE FINGERS TOWARD EACH OTHER UNDER THE URGENCY OF THE SPRING.