Magnetic tool holder

Claim 1

An improved magnetic tool holder comprising, in combination: a pair of equally sized, generally rectangular, metal plates; a single magnetic bar having longitudinal and width dimensions slightly less than the corresponding dimensions of the plates, said bar comprised of a flexible material impregnated with a magnetic powder material; at least two L-shaped bracket members having a support leg and a fastening leg, said fastening leg having a length slightly less than the width of the plates, said fastening leg positioned on the surface of a metal plate with the support leg projecting from said surface away from the other metal plate; and at least two fasteners connected entirely through a series of aligned openings in an assembly stack of the plates with the bar therebetween and the fastening leg against said surface of one plate and with the support leg projecting from the one plate, the junction of the legs aligned against the longitudinal aligned edges of the plates and bar, each support leg spaced laterally from the other, each support leg extending transversely from the assembly stack and including an opening for attachment and support of the holder, one fastener being associated with each bracket member to maintain the holder in assembled condition.