Tool collet for securing a hand tool to a tool lanyard

摘要

A tool collet for creating a lanyard attachment point on a hand tool that includes a collet body with a through opening, an annular groove in one of a first body side of the collet body, a second body side of the collet body or a peripheral body surface of the collet body, a lanyard ring having an annular end adapted to be disposed and captured within the annular groove where the lanyard ring is adapted to freely slide along the annular groove, and one or more fastening members adapted to securely fix the collet body around an elongated body of a hand tool.

主权项

1. A tool collet for creating a lanyard attachment point on a hand tool, the tool collet comprising:
a collet body having a first body side, a second body side, a peripheral body surface between the first body side and the second body side, a collet through opening with an opening surface, and an annular groove in one of the first body side, the second body side or the peripheral body surface of the collet body, the collet body being divided into a first body component and a second body component fixedly attached to the first body component and wherein the through opening is formed by the first body component and the second body component; a lanyard ring having an annular end disposed and captured within the annular groove wherein the lanyard ring freely slides along the annular groove; and one or more fastening members that extends between the first body component and the second body component wherein the one or more fastening members are adapted to securely fix the first body component to the second body component.