A Look at the Design of Quick-Release Tool Mounts for Firefighters

Tool designers focus on the performance and ergonomics of the tool. They rarely consider where the tool "lives" when it's not in use. Thus an entire sub-economy of tool holder manufacturers exist, providing the brackets, straps, holsters and specialty hooks where users dock their tools. For firefighters and rescue personnel, who travel with their kit in a vehicle at high speeds, tool holder specifications are strictly regulated. Never mind that you can't have tools bouncing around in the...