Claims
- 1. A tool bit storing channel:means for retaining the tool bit within said storage channel; means for preventing engagement between the tool bit and the user; and means for promoting engagement between a finger of the user and a first end of the tool bit such that said first end of the tool bit may be lifted from storage channel by the finger of the user.
- 2. The handle as recited in claim 1 wherein said retaining means includes opposing protrusions positioned in said storage channel to forcibly engage the tool bit thereby maintaining the position of the tool bit in said storage channel irrespective of the orientation of said storage channel.
- 3. The handle as recited in claim 1 wherein said retaining means includes means for frictionally receiving the tool bit thereby maintaining the position of the tool bit in said storage channel irrespective of the orientation of the said storage channel.
- 4. The handle as recited in claim 1 wherein said engagement preventing means includes configuring said storage channel to position the tool bit below the surface of the tool handle.
- 5. The handle as recited in claim 1 wherein said promoting means includes an opening dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the tool bit and a storage channel wall.
- 6. The handle as recited in claim 1 wherein said promoting means includes a space dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the tool bit and a storage channel floor.
- 7. A tool handle that stores tool bits comprising:a plurality of tool bit storage channels; means for retaining the tool bits in said storage channels; and means for promoting engagement between a finger of the user and a first end of a selected tool bit stored in one of said storage channels such that the first end of the selected tool bit may be lifted from said storage channel by the finger of the user.
- 8. The handle as recited in claim 7 wherein said retaining means includes means for protrusions positioned in said storage channel to forcibly engage the tool bit thereby maintaining the position of the tool bit in said storage channel irrespective of the orientation of said storage channel.
- 9. The handle as recited in claim 7 wherein said retaining means includes means for frictionally receiving the tool bit thereby maintaining the position of the tool bit in said storage channel irrespective of the orientation of said storage channel.
- 10. The handle as recited in claim 7 wherein said promoting means includes an opening portion in each of said plurality of storage channels, said opening portion being dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the selected tool bit and a storage channel wall.
- 11. The handle as recited in claim 7 wherein said promoting means includes a dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the selected tool bit and a storage channel floor.
- 12. The handle as recited in claim 10 wherein at least one of said plurality of storage channels includes a plurality of openings separated a predetermined distance, each of said plurality of openings being dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the selected tool bit and a storage channel wall thereby allowing a plurality of tool bits to be removably received in at least one of said plurality of storage channels.
- 13. The handle as recited in claim 11 wherein at least one of said plurality of storage channels includes a plurality of openings separated a predetermined distance, each of said plurality of openings being dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the selected tool bit and a storage channel wall thereby allowing a plurality of tool bits to be removably received in at least one of said plurality of storage channels.
- 14. The handle as recited in claim 7 wherein said storage channels includes means for preventing engagement between the tool bit and the user.
- 15. The handle as recited in claim 14 wherein said engagement preventing means includes configuring said storage channels to position the tool bits below the surface of the tool handle.
- 16. A handle for storing a tool bit comprising:a storage channel; means for retaining a tool bit in said storage channel; and means for promoting engagement between a finger of an user and a first end of the tool bit such that said first end of the tool bit may be rotated about a fulcrum point in said storage channel by the finger of the user thereby removing a portion of the tool bit from said storage channel.
- 17. The handle as recited in claim 16 wherein said promoting means includes an opening dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the tool bit and a storage channel wall.
- 18. The handle as recited in claim 16 wherein said promoting means includes a space dimensioned to allow the finger of an user to be positioned between the first end of the tool bit and a storage channel floor.
- 19. The handle as recited in claim 16 wherein said storage channel includes means for preventing engagement between the tool bit and the user.
- 20. The handle as recited in claim 19 wherein said engagement preventing means includes configuring said storage channel to position the tool bit below the surface of the handle.
Parent Case Info
The present application is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 09/396,714 filed on Sep. 15, 1999 now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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