A safety tether is able to secure a wide variety of different hand-held articles directly to a user, particularly for overhead work. A resilient bag holds the article and is formed by joining portions of a wire at nodes such that the bag is biased to a collapsed state to form a mesh. Mouth loops of
A safety tether is able to secure a wide variety of different hand-held articles directly to a user, particularly for overhead work. A resilient bag holds the article and is formed by joining portions of a wire at nodes such that the bag is biased to a collapsed state to form a mesh. Mouth loops of the mesh are circumferentially spaced around a mouth of the bag. A hook fastener includes a hook onto which the mouth loops are inserted to draw the mouth closed and a gate for closing the hook to retain the mouth loops. The hook fastener is connected to one end of a retractable leash, the opposing end of which is attached to the user's apparel. The bag may also have a clip by which it may be hung from a user's apparel.
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1. A safety tether bag for a hand-held article, comprising: a resilient bag for receiving the article, the bag being constructed of wire mesh, the wire mesh being formed by joining portions of a wire at nodes such that the bag is biased to a collapsed state, the bag being generally symmetrical about
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A safety tether bag for a hand-held article, comprising: a resilient bag for receiving the article, the bag being constructed of wire mesh, the wire mesh being formed by joining portions of a wire at nodes such that the bag is biased to a collapsed state, the bag being generally symmetrical about a longitudinal axis and including: a mouth; andan end opening at a bottom end opposite the mouth, the end opening generally concentric with the longitudinal axis;a plurality of mouth loops of the mesh being circumferentially spaced around the mouth;a plurality of bottom loops of the mesh being circumferentially spaced around the end opening;a hook fastener including: a hook configured for passing through the mouth loops to draw the mouth of the bag closed; anda gate for closing the hook to retain the mouth loops;a retractable leash for attaching the bag to a user, the leash having opposing first and second ends, the first end being configured for attachment to the user; and the second end connected to the hook fastener; anda clip fixed to the bag by which the bag may be hung, the clip having a recess for receiving a clothing item worn by the user, wherein the clip is fixed to the bag by fasteners that secure a block to the clip such that at least one of the nodes is captured between the clip and block, wherein the recess faces substantially toward the mouth of the bag, the clip and the block have respective abutment faces, at least one of the abutment faces including channels for receiving the node and the wire, wherein the fasteners clamp the abutment faces together, and a plurality of projections on the abutment face of the clip partially covers a length of the channels on the abutment face of the block. 2. The safety tether bag of claim 1 wherein the end opening is approximately sized to receive a nozzle of an aerosol spray can. 3. The safety tether bag of claim 1 wherein the abutment faces are elongate, the channels include a generally centrally positioned node-receiving cavity, the channels radiate outward from the node-receiving cavity in an X-shaped form, such that ends of first and second pairs of channels are disposed near longitudinally opposing ends of the abutment faces, and wherein a concavity in the clip receives the block. 4. The safety tether bag of claim 1 wherein the hook a generally C-shaped body having a first end region, a second end region, and an elongated section therebetween; wherein the gate is mounted at the second end region and is pivotable between a closed position and an open position; and the hook fastener further includes: a sleeve is screw-threaded for movement axially between first and second positions in which the first end region is spaced from and received in the sleeve respectively; anda resilient biasing means urges the sleeve toward its second position. 5. The safety tether bag of claim 1 wherein each node comprises a crimped fastening enclosed by a cover, the cover including two pieces connected together by integral fastening means. 6. The safety tether bag of claim 5 wherein each of the two pieces is molded from a resilient polymeric material and includes a body portion, the body portions covering opposite sides of the crimped fastening, and wherein the integral fastening means extend along opposite edges of the body portions and comprise, on one of the two pieces, a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of elongate notches and, on the other of the two pieces, a plurality of tongues corresponding to the ribs, each of the tongues received in a corresponding one of the notches. 7. The safety tether bag of claim 6 wherein the ribs are substantially parallel to a cover axis, a respective cavity in each of the two pieces has a form complementary to the crimped fastening, a pair of grooves at axially opposite ends of each of the pieces receiving the wire, the grooves diverging as they extend outwardly from the cavities. 8. The safety tether bag of claim 1 further comprising a reinforcement formed in at least one of the mouth loops, wherein in use the hook is passed through an eye of the reinforcement. 9. The safety tether bag of claim 8 wherein the reinforcement is a one-piece member in which a length of the mouth loop extends circumferentially about the eye, and the wire passes through integral retaining parts circumferentially spaced around the eye to connect the loop to the reinforcement. 10. A safety tether bag for a hand-held article, comprising: a resilient bag for receiving the article, the bag being constructed of wire mesh, the wire mesh being formed by joining portions of a wire at nodes such that the bag is biased to a collapsed state, the bag being generally symmetrical about a longitudinal axis and including: a mouth; andan end opening at a bottom end opposite the mouth, the end opening generally concentric with the longitudinal axis;a plurality of mouth loops of the mesh being circumferentially spaced around the mouth;a plurality of bottom loops of the mesh being circumferentially spaced around the end opening;a hook fastener including: a hook configured for passing through the mouth loops to draw the mouth of the bag closed; anda gate for closing the hook to retain the mouth loops; anda reinforcement formed in at least one of the mouth loops, wherein in use the hook is passed through an eye of the reinforcement, wherein the reinforcement is a one-piece member in which a length of the mouth loop extends circumferentially about the eye, and the wire passes through integral retaining parts circumferentially spaced around the eye to connect the loop to the reinforcement.
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