Portable tool holder with theft prevention

Claim 1

A tool holder comprising an upper end wall, a lower end wall, two lateral walls each having an upper portion, and a bottom wall, the lower end wall including a plurality of spaced first notches defined therein and spaced along a lengthwise direction thereof, a wall which defines a portion of each said notch including a retaining end edge formed on a distal end thereof adapted to securely retain an end of a tool, a beam extending across said upper portions of said two lateral walls and including a plurality of separation ribs formed on an underside thereof to thereby define a plurality of guiding/retaining channels between each two adjacent said separation ribs, the bottom wall including a plurality of resilient members provided thereon, each said resilient member aligning with an associated said guiding/retaining channel and an associated said first notch, one of two ends of a tool adapted to be held by the tool holder being extended through an associated said guiding/retaining channel, the other end of the tool being received in an associated said first notch and retained by an associated said retaining end edge, a mediate portion of the tool being biased by an associated said resilient member such that the two ends of the tool respectively bear against said beam and said retaining end edge so as to hold the tool in place, and further comprising a restraining member removably mounted to the lower end wall to prevent the tool held by the tool holder from being removed, the restraining member including a plurality of second notches respectively aligning with said first notches and through which said the other end of the tool extends.